20 oct 1774 año - Continental Association

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A system drafted by the First Continental Congress in an attempt to boycott British goods in protest of the Intolerable Acts. It began with a profession of loyalty to the Crown, signifying that Americans were not yet ready to divorce from Great Britain. It proposed an immediate and total ban of British tea, and a ban on the importation or consumption of any goods (including slaves) from Britain, Ireland, or the British West Indies, which took effect on December 1. It threatened the cessation of exportation of goods to said locations if the Intolerable Acts were not repealed by September 10, 1775. Local committees would be established to monitor these events, and anyone caught defying the boycott would be condemned in print and labeled as an enemy of the people. Furthermore, any colony not complying with the Association would be prohibited from trading with any other colony. The boycott was successful, with imports from the blacklisted countries dropping to 3% of what they were the year before. In response, Great Britain blocked the colonies from trading with anyone but the mother country or its other colonies, as well as banning them from the North Atlantic fishing areas. The outbreak of the Revolutionary War in April 1775 effectively led to the discontinuation of the Association. It was the largest coordinated effort between the colonies up to that point, as the thirteen had been mostly divided since their inception.

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