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that the effect upon the industry would have been quite 

 as disastrous as that produced by the ravages of war ; but, on 

 the other hand, the ulterior aim of the ministry would not 

 have been secured. Not only did the colonists of New 

 England manage to get a living after their industry of 

 the sea was destroyed, but they were largely instrumental 

 in bringing the war for independence to a successful 

 close. Under peaceful conditions, their living could have 

 been secured with greater ease than under the burden of 

 war times. 



