History, daniel, learn the history of our country before you spout off such nonsense!!!
In 1774, General
Thomas Gage, the new
Governor of Massachusetts, tried to enforce the
Intolerable Acts, which were designed to remove power from the towns.
Samuel Adams pressed for County Conventions to strengthen the revolutionary resistance. Gage tried to seat his own court in
Worcester, but the townspeople blocked the court from sitting. Two thousand militiamen marched to intimidate the judges and get them to leave. This was the first time the militia was used by the people to block the king's representatives from acting on royal orders and against popular opinion. Gage responded by preparing to march to collect munitions from the provincials. For 50 miles around Boston, militiamen were marching in response. By noon the next day, almost 4000 people were on the common in Cambridge. The provincials got the judges to resign and leave. Gage backed off from trying to seat a court in Worcester.