“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, 1815based on this quotation about the american revolution, adams was probablya) 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.