Why do rising input costs shift the supply curve to the left?

Supply curve shift: Changes in production cost and related factors can cause an entire supply curve to shift right or left. This causes a higher or lower quantity to be supplied at a given price. The ceteris paribus assumption: Supply curves relate prices and quantities supplied assuming no other factors change.

if you are talking about current time the answer is no

if you are talking about when the colonies were developing the answer is yes

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