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On June 14, 1764 Samuel Adams established the first Committee of

Correspondence whose purpose was to alert the other Colonies to the

Mass. stand against the Stamp Act, which he labelled "Taxation without

representation". The concept was to create an "internet" of correspondence

to keep all colonies abreast of the growing resistance to British

taxation policy and thereby present unified opposition. It spread rapidly

throughout the colonies and led to the Stamp Act…

That's what the merchants and traders said to Sam Adams when he proposed

the Non-Importation Act. Did he really expect them to give up the importation

of British luxuries like tea? Even John Hancock, larger-than-life signer

of the Declaration had a "Who, me?" moment when his ship, Liberty, was boarded

for smuggling. Fortunately for us, those who were ready to risk "life,

liberty and sacred honor " out numbered the "Who, me" bleeding hearts.

Come November next year we…

"Buy American"...will it drive another Revolution?



In October 1765, ten years before Lexington and Concord, the first

Boycott against importation of British goods was enacted in New York. Phil-

adelphia and Boston followed suit. As a result, the hated Stamp Act was

repealed a few months later.



Sam Adams, often called father of the Revolution, was convinced that the

only way to "reason with Englishmen was to pinch them in their pocketbooks".

The…