“What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was not part of the revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760-1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.”
- John Adams, 1815
Based on this quotation about the American Revolution, Adams was probably
A) demonstrating that every cause has an effect.
B) establishing a timeline that led up to the war.
C) separating the war from the abuses that precipitated it.
D) connecting the revolution to people’s individual rights and freedoms.
