The first was the Massachusetts Government Act which altered the Massachusetts charter and restricted town meetings
Massachusetts was declared in a state of rebellion in February 1775
Check this out - they had no internet or phones or cars to organize. Someone restricted town meetings and they were in state of rebellion within 7 months.
Massachusetts and Virginia were really the two epicenters for rebellion.
In Boston, they were under British occupation for years prior to 1775. That was where the true personification of Tyranny occurred-- or at least in the worst form. (This is why it was Massachusetts that fired the Shot Heard Round the World. They were being physically oppressed by the Crown.)
Meanwhile, Virginia had the largest collection of based thinkers and battle-hardened warriors. Men of self-reliance who had seen the horrors of war, and understood how arbitrary the foreign powers of Europe really were. (They couldn't defeat the Native Americans 20 years before... so they knew the advantage the native colonists had against Britain.)
While Thomas Jefferson and George Washington worked on convincing the other colonies to join the fight, Patrick Henry turned his focus on local matters within Virginia. He established various "Committees" which functioned as a shadow government, making preparations to assume control. He organized a militia and a navy.
Patrick Henry had been a vocal opponent of Governor Dunmore (British Gov of Virginia) since 1773. By 1775, Dunmore had issued official decrees citing Henry as an enemy of the crown. On March 20, 1775, Henry delivered his famed "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death!" speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.
Fearing for his safety, Governor Dunmore fled Richmond and retreated to Williamsburg.
One month later, on April 19, 1775, Paul Revere and Sam Adams (among others) fired the Shot Heard Round The World and led the Patriot forces against the British at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Two days later, on April 21, Dunmore had the Royal Marines seize the gunpowder magazine in Williamsburg, further angering the local colonists, as it was viewed as a direct act of war.
As Henry's militia-ranks swelled with volunteers, Dunmore grew more afraid, abandoning Williamsburg and fleeing to Norfolk. He would spend the next year "ruling" Virginia aboard a ship in the Chesapeake Bay, before ordering the Norfolk waterfront burned and returning to Britain in disgrace. (However, he would continue to draw payment as Governor of Virginia from the crown until 1783.)
I know not which course others may take, but as for me, I will die a Free Man-- whether that be today, or 60 years from now, surrounded by my great-grandchildren.
America will NEVER be a socialist country, as long as I am living.
Check this out - they had no internet or phones or cars to organize. Someone restricted town meetings and they were in state of rebellion within 7 months.
Massachusetts and Virginia were really the two epicenters for rebellion.
In Boston, they were under British occupation for years prior to 1775. That was where the true personification of Tyranny occurred-- or at least in the worst form. (This is why it was Massachusetts that fired the Shot Heard Round the World. They were being physically oppressed by the Crown.)
Meanwhile, Virginia had the largest collection of based thinkers and battle-hardened warriors. Men of self-reliance who had seen the horrors of war, and understood how arbitrary the foreign powers of Europe really were. (They couldn't defeat the Native Americans 20 years before... so they knew the advantage the native colonists had against Britain.)
While Thomas Jefferson and George Washington worked on convincing the other colonies to join the fight, Patrick Henry turned his focus on local matters within Virginia. He established various "Committees" which functioned as a shadow government, making preparations to assume control. He organized a militia and a navy.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_of_safety_(American_Revolution)
Patrick Henry had been a vocal opponent of Governor Dunmore (British Gov of Virginia) since 1773. By 1775, Dunmore had issued official decrees citing Henry as an enemy of the crown. On March 20, 1775, Henry delivered his famed "Give Me Liberty or Give me Death!" speech at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia.
Fearing for his safety, Governor Dunmore fled Richmond and retreated to Williamsburg.
One month later, on April 19, 1775, Paul Revere and Sam Adams (among others) fired the Shot Heard Round The World and led the Patriot forces against the British at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Two days later, on April 21, Dunmore had the Royal Marines seize the gunpowder magazine in Williamsburg, further angering the local colonists, as it was viewed as a direct act of war.
As Henry's militia-ranks swelled with volunteers, Dunmore grew more afraid, abandoning Williamsburg and fleeing to Norfolk. He would spend the next year "ruling" Virginia aboard a ship in the Chesapeake Bay, before ordering the Norfolk waterfront burned and returning to Britain in disgrace. (However, he would continue to draw payment as Governor of Virginia from the crown until 1783.)
I know not which course others may take, but as for me, I will die a Free Man-- whether that be today, or 60 years from now, surrounded by my great-grandchildren.
America will NEVER be a socialist country, as long as I am living.