In this process, the British would get the most bang for their buck through the cost of transportation that the Americans would be required to pay to send their pelts across the waters. then receive their hats once composed. Americans were able to survive on their own thanks to the natural resources they could find around them. They could plant, raise and cultivate their own crops for food, they could mine iron and learn the skills of blacksmithing to then turn this metal into many different things such as nails, tools and weapons. Iron and beaver furs are natural products of America and can be located and harvested in all parts of the country. In (Barre) 1768 “Causes of American Discontent,” Benjamin Franklin stated, “…There can be no stronger natural right than that of a man who derives the greatest possible profit from the natural products of his lands…” demonstrating that the British have once again found a way to restrict American access to their