![]() The British had succeeded in creating a trade in which the colonists struggled to sell enough in raw materials to trade for British finished goods – at protected prices that were profitable for British industry. However by 1774 when the Intolerable Acts had been passed, there had been almost a decade of accelerating grievances. The dawn of mass consumption had arrived in America and consumer mass movement was to follow.Ĭolonial dismay over the Stamp Act of led to the first attempt at mass boycott, but the boycott lost momentum after the comparatively speedy repeal of the Stamp Act. By the 1770’s North American consumption accounted for as much as a third of British production. Breen, describes the 18th century growth of trade and the increasing importance of British china, fabric and imported metal goods in homes around the world – particularly in the British colonies of North America. In short, Americans started to become Americans before the Revolution. ![]() Idealistic reasons for the Revolution include the growing unity of the North American colonies, hopes for the future, and the increasing rift between the attitudes of Great Britain and their North American subjects. ![]() ![]() ![]() We’ve discussed the economic and political reasons for the Revolution, but there were also emotions that drove colonial Lenox citizens to endure eight years of war and sacrifice. ![]()
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