tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post2850335708687749095..comments2024-03-19T18:17:56.821-04:00Comments on Colonial Quills: Restraining Act of 1699 - The Wool ActCarrie Fancett Pagelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09096954464239963966noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-83494482289868505462017-07-26T11:39:22.105-04:002017-07-26T11:39:22.105-04:00I'm a teacher working with the Jamestown Yorkt...I'm a teacher working with the Jamestown Yorktown foundation right now on some colonial life lessons and stumbled across your site. I think your blog here is true for New England colonies, but not applicable for southern colonies. Imported fabrics were actually much cheaper and of better quality compared to homespun. Most southern plantations and small farms focused on growing cash crops Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-88662598130996217092016-05-30T07:43:11.857-04:002016-05-30T07:43:11.857-04:00Glad you liked it.Glad you liked it.Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-21437495497143336612016-05-30T01:12:55.367-04:002016-05-30T01:12:55.367-04:00I found this post fascinating. Appreciate your res...I found this post fascinating. Appreciate your research!Deb Garlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06106792149109863243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-80740417296149469342016-05-29T14:29:39.630-04:002016-05-29T14:29:39.630-04:00You're welcome!You're welcome!Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-54600007420973440472016-05-29T02:41:20.215-04:002016-05-29T02:41:20.215-04:00I never knew this....thanks for the History lesson...I never knew this....thanks for the History lesson.chappydebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05393540849299888872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-68521503627430340962016-05-28T17:55:51.178-04:002016-05-28T17:55:51.178-04:00It was a complex issue, no doubt.It was a complex issue, no doubt.Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-34172157271722813832016-05-28T17:43:15.609-04:002016-05-28T17:43:15.609-04:00Fascinating information. There obviously were a nu...Fascinating information. There obviously were a number of reasons why the Revolutionary War was the only way for the colonists to deal with England.Bettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14645337615635154815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-45832319398416666572016-05-28T14:24:38.377-04:002016-05-28T14:24:38.377-04:00I'm learning a TON about this right now for a ...I'm learning a TON about this right now for a book I'm researching. Fascinating stuff ... I have to remind myself to stop researching and WRITE!<br />Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-7303538108654119772016-05-28T12:23:41.265-04:002016-05-28T12:23:41.265-04:00Interesting! It's amazing how much history we ...Interesting! It's amazing how much history we don't know until someone else looks it up and tells us. Brendahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12199613329604304105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-69965839569019205012016-05-27T17:01:08.435-04:002016-05-27T17:01:08.435-04:00Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. :)Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. :)Angela K Couchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08412391195779992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-10327345800285814732016-05-27T14:46:24.736-04:002016-05-27T14:46:24.736-04:00It was incremental things like this that cumulativ...It was incremental things like this that cumulatively led to the Revolutionary War. Often times we think that was just over a tea tax. But the reasons went much deeper than that.Pegg Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113756304449398701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3139112422565969072.post-68688038703100278292016-05-27T14:38:20.275-04:002016-05-27T14:38:20.275-04:00Wow that is a lot of taxes on their wool! Thanks ...Wow that is a lot of taxes on their wool! Thanks for sharing Pegg.<br />Blessings,<br />TinaMrs Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896114843568971108noreply@blogger.com