The Association Agreed with the Grand American Congress... (non-importation), 20th October 1774 (litho)

One of 3 known copies. At the start of the quarrel with Britain following the Seven Years' War, Americans had little sense of how much they had in common. But by 1774, when the first Continental Congress met, there was a growing sense of unanimity. Although the delegates did not call for independence, they did vote to cut off colonial trade with Britain unless Parliament abolished the Intolerable Acts. The delegates also approved resolutions advising the colonies to begin training their citizens for war. Note that the spirit of self-sacrifice and ascetic anti-consumerism extended to a closing of the African and West Indian slave trade.