Indeed. They spent years politely asking for the British to cease their oppression, boycotted, peacefully protested, and eventually started getting a bit spicy (throwing rocks and bricks before getting shot at the "Boston Massacre," and dumping tea into the harbor). The shooting started when the British tried to take their guns.
Yes. Hell they wrote this reality into our Declaration of Independence saying more or less we tolerate evil while evil is tolerable
Indeed. They spent years politely asking for the British to cease their oppression, boycotted, peacefully protested, and eventually started getting a bit spicy (throwing rocks and bricks before getting shot at the "Boston Massacre," and dumping tea into the harbor). The shooting started when the British tried to take their guns.