What was england's strategy to damage America's economy?

The war had disrupted much of the American economy. On the high seas, the British navy had great superiority and destroyed most American ships, crippling the flow of trade. A flood of cheap British manufactured imports that sold cheaper than comparable American-made goods made the post-war economic slump worse.

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supplies had to travel a long distance across water on ships that were often attacked, so they did not reach europe

what are local authorities doing to fix the problem

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