A hat manufacturer, in
this Connecticut
city, was involved in
a boycott that was
declared illegal by
the Supreme Court.

t was the third open shop ever established in Danbury, Connecticut, the center of the pelt industry since 1780 (see North American fur trade). Loewe's declaration sparked a strike and a boycott by the United Hatters of North America (UHU), which had organized 70 out of 82 firms in the hat manufacturing industry.

Explanation:

it is

a

asked for and recieved from the united states

b)

it created free trade throughout the colonial territories.