Chapter ONE - Weebly

need the support of laborers, wharf workers, seamen—
precisely the kind of men Mackintosh leads in the South
End. We’ll never win the support of the wealthy—their
ties to the Crown and Parliament remain too strong. But
if we have the men in the street and those of us who,
like Samuel and James and myself, work at crafts and
at the law, we just might prevail. We need Ebenezer
and his friends. We need them in the streets. We need
their help with non-importation, we need—”
“Wait,” Ethan said. “What was that?”
“Non-importation,” Adams said. “Agreements
among tradesmen, merchants, and others to stop buying
goods made in England. It began after the Sugar Act
was passed. Mackintosh spoke of ending his feud with
the North Enders and uniting in support of the nonimportation
movement. But that didn’t last long.
“The point is, Mister Kaille, Mackintosh was
working with us. But now he’s out of control. He’s
hurting our cause far more than he’s helping it, and he’s
creating havoc in the streets of Boston. We thought that
he and the men he commands would strengthen our
cause, and instead they have, unwittingly no doubt,