Why did it take so long for the colonists to declare war?

Why is the end of the cold war tied to the american domestic economy during this time?

According to some historians which marks at the beginning of the us civil war

What do sellers do if they expect the price of goods they have for sale to increase dramatically in the near future? store the goods indefinitely regardless of when the price rises store the goods until the price rises and then try to sell them sell the goods now and try to invest the money instead of resupplying sell the goods now but try to get the higher price for them