1. What two things does Green say the revolution were not about?

Green said that the revolution was not tea and taxes

Explanation:

John Green has a very different take on how the American revolution started and why the locals had an uprising against British colonial rule.

He explains that the 'American Revolution' was something completely different from the American Revolutionary War which was a direct, armed conflict with the British.

While the Boston tea party clearly showed a disdain for local Americans, the revolution did not start because of the taxes on tea. The rallying cry 'no taxation without representation' showed a deep rooted belief in many colonists that they were actually seen as second class citizens of the British crown and did not enjoy the same benefits as others.

He also explains how the revolution was for 'rich white men' and for more than a century, the country was run in a way that would benefit only this class of people.