The Original Shutdown Wasn’t a Political Game. It Was Revolution.

On October 20th, 1774, the First Continental Congress passed the Continental Association, a coordinated economic shutdown in response to relentless attacks by the British Empire, including the hated Coercive Acts. It was a four pronged strategy that included a revolutionary, local enforcement mechanism - taking over with self-government from the bottom up. The post The Original Shutdown Wasn’t a Political Game. It Was Revolution. appeared first on Tenth Amendment Center.