Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky
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They believed that they were the most loyal British citizens.
In fact, the cult of monarchy, things like china sets with the royal crest or the family tree, those were so popular and sold out immediately in the colonies.
So a lot of the colonists really thought of themselves as very loyal citizens, and they wanted to be a part of the imperial project.
And critically, they did not think of themselves as second-class citizens.
those that lived in London or in England.
This was a huge insult because colonists needed paper.
They sent letters.
They loved to consume newspapers and news.
They needed legal documents to run a business or to get married.
So that really got at the ideological cause, which is how can Parliament raise funds on the colonists if the colonists don't have any money?
participation in that discussion if they are not represented.
And that got at this idea of if they are indeed equal citizens within the British Empire, they need to have representation.
he felt was an essential demonstration that the nation that they wanted to create was one of laws, not one of men.
John Adams also kind of liked being unpopular if he felt like what he was doing was right.
He really liked kind of sticking it to people if he felt that he was morally correct.
And so that didn't really bother him.
They felt like the entire colony of Massachusetts was being punished for the actions of a small handful of individuals.
And if that were true, then all of the colonies could be punished for the actions of only a few people.
And so that was really worrisome for them and led to a sense that there needed to be more coordinated action.
And if there was going to be a widespread economic response, for example,
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