An important court case involving [BLANK-1] paved the way for freedom of the press in the American colonies and ultimately contributed to American independence through the rise of critical coverage of current events in colonial newspapers.

[BLANK-1] was a printed pattern used to promote the idea of intercolonial unity at the Albany Conference, in 1754. The image featured a rattlesnake that had been chopped into several pieces (representing the British American colonies) and it offered the simple message: “Join, or Die.” The message was intended to encourage British American colonists to form a loose confederation (patterned after the Iroquois Confederacy) for defense against the French and to foster greater intercolonial trade. The message failed to convince American Colonial legislatures, however, as every colony refused to adopt the Albany Plan of forming a loose American confederation. This demonstrates that the American colonies were not interested in forming a “United States” as late as 1754.

Perhaps the most serious crisis faced by the newly formed United States came in 1783, during [BLANK-1], when General Horatio Gates and others met to suggest that the Continental Army attempt a coup d’état (to illegitimately overthrow the government by a military takeover) so that soldiers would receive their full pensions for their service during the American Revolution. George Washington used his popularity and reputation with the army to dissuade them from this action and end the coup attempt. By preventing the coup, Washington not only saved the new nation from likely failure, he established the important and longstanding U.S. trend of military subordination to civilian authority.

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Relations between American colonists and Great Britain soured quickly after [BLANK-1] in March of 1770. During this event, off-duty British soldiers had wrecked a local shop after being insulted by the shopkeeper. Once the soldiers left the shop, colonists began to follow them down the street, throwing snowballs (and according to the soldiers, rocks). When the soldiers met up with a larger regiment of troops, the colonists continued to pelt them with snowballs. In response, the British troops opened fire on the colonists, killing five of them. The incident outraged colonists in New England and, thanks to newspapers, throughout the British American colonies.

[BLANK-1] was an Enlightenment-inspired concept promoted by John Locke that suggested that governments derive political authority from a social contract with the people rather than divine right.

The primary accusers during the Salem Witch Trials were known as [BLANK-1].

[BLANK-1] refers to the development of public spaces of sociability and discourse in the leadup to the American Revolution. Coffee Houses and other drinking establishments became sites of public discourse, where colonists shared news, held public debates, passed on rumors, and fomented rebellion

During the Great Awakening in colonial North America, there was a tremendous reaction against perceived sinfulness and the cold and emotionless sermons of Enlightenment-inspired preachers. [BLANK-1] of New England delivered a fiery sermon known as “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” that used fear tactics, theatricality, and fire-and-brimstone preaching to convince the audience of the dangers of hell.

New York, New Hampshire, and North Carolina are examples of [BLANK-1]. There, the British monarchy exercised the tightest control out of all of their mainland North American colonies. The British monarch appointed all governors to these colonies. The crown-appointed governors had tremendous power and could veto any decision made by colonial legislatures.