Relations between American colonists and Great Britain soure…
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.
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[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
Read DetailsDuring the Great Awakening in colonial North America, there…
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.
Read DetailsNew York, New Hampshire, and North Carolina are examples of…
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.
Read Details[BLANK-1] forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountai…
[BLANK-1] forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains in an attempt to limit costly wars with Native Americans. Colonists, however, protested and demanded access to the territory for which they had fought alongside the British.
Read Details[BLANK-1] were predominantly Catholic. They placed less of a…
[BLANK-1] were predominantly Catholic. They placed less of an emphasis on the conversion of Native Americans than did other Catholic societies and never practiced forced conversions. When these Catholics did attempt Native American conversion, they usually did so through the use of Jesuit missionaries who would live alongside the indigenous people in their villages.
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