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The Revolutionary War, which began officially on April 19, 1775, dragged on

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问题     The Revolutionary War, which began officially on April 19, 1775, dragged on for more than six bitter years. It was a 【B1】______fought by the colonials for the honorable cause of securing freedom from intolerable British intervention in American affairs. When legal restrictions were 【B2】______by both the British and the colonists in 1775, nearly all American 【B3】______ commerce abruptly ceased. By mid-1775, the colonies faced acute shortages in such military【B4】______as powder and knives. Even salt, shoes, woolens, and linens were in short supply. Late in 1775, Congress 【B5】______limited trade with the West Indies, mainly to buy arms and ammunitions, and trade with other non-British areas was on an 【B6】______basis by the spring of 1776.
    Nevertheless, the British maintained a fairly effective naval blockade of American ports, especially during the first two years of the war. Yet the colonies 【B7】______in international trade despite the blockade. Formal 【B8】______of commerce with France in 1778 and with Holland and Spain shortly thereafter stimulated the flows of overseas trade. Between 1778 and early 1782, American wartime commerce was at its prime time. 【B9】______. Even so, the flow of goods in and out of the colonies remained well below pre-war levels. 【B10】______. Even coastal trade was curtailed by a lack of vessels, by blockades, and by wartime freight rates. 【B11】______ [br] 【B7】
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解析 空前的主语the colonies及空后的in表明，本空应填一能与in搭配的动词，且该动词为一般过去式形式。
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