Small farmers, craftsmen, and merchants formed the basis of both agricultural (farming) and commercial (trade-based) economies in which set of original colonies?

the recent bombing of the uss cole is one of many incidents of terrorism directed against the united states. more than 40 percent of the world’s terrorism is directed against u.s. targets.   pursue the alleged perpetrators through the criminal justice system, and still others would beef up intelligence capabilities. to deal with potential attacks involving weapons of mass destruction, some analysts advocate extending the reach of law enforcement agencies or spending more on domestic preparedness programs; others would encourage a policy of u.s. military restraint overseas to attempt to reduce the motivation for terrorist attacks on u.s. targets.

the first two years of american revolution was not very encouraging for the patriots since the british were far superior in sea power, arms and troops.