Discussion+Question+2

2. Decide what the most effective “weapon” the colonists had was. What roles did other colonial forms of protest play in either mobilizing/unifying colonial resistance or effecting change in Parliament?

- Nonimportation agreements --> united front of colontist not to buy ANY British goods = BOYCOTT halted the import of British goods, hurt British merchants -- the use of boycotts worked = the Stamp Act repealed in 1766 a year

- creation of The Association --> called for a complete boycott of British goods, nonimporation, noexportation nonconsumption

- ability of colonists to hurt Britian ECONOMICALLY was the most effective "weapon" - since Britian is weak economically and dependent upon colonial production

DISTANCE is also an important factor --> colonists are VERY far from mother country

Other forms of protest:: - Stamp Act Congress of 1765 --> 9 out of 13 colonies UNITE and draw up a petition --> but petition was ignored by England -- Mob violence --> Sons of Liberty and Daughter of Liberty --> enforced using violence the nonimportation agreements --- Boston Tea Party -- December 16, 1773 -- mob violence against British tea ships --> tea is a common thing that unites the colonists --- First Continental Congress in 1774 --> met in Philadelphia to consider addressing grievances 12/13 colonies unite --> only a consultative body