The Dubious Achievement of the First Continental Congress, by James C. Thompson

Author: James C. Thompson | Show Publication detailsHide Publication details Paper Edition ISBN: 978-0-9825922-2-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2010916198 POD by Special Order Epub Edition: ISBN: 978-0-9825922-3-6 Re-issue Date: May 18, 2014 Illustrated Black and White 5" x 7.75" Pages: 184 Images: 77 While waiting anxiously for the Royal Navy to seal the Port of Boston on 1 June 1774, Sam Adams revised his political strategy. He scrapped the Patriotic Movement he had led during the previous decade. In its place he established an Independence Movement. No longer would American colonials seek to adjudicate their grievances against their British governors. Henceforward they would strive to sever the bands that tied them to England. This new political purpose required a new political logic. It was no longer practical to argue that Parliament was violating the constitutional rights of the king’s loyal American subjects. Sam and John Adams realized that the time had come to p