Sons of Liberty Journal The Sons of Liberty staged acts of resistance against the British government and agitated for revolution. Their tactics at times have led some to categorize them as a terrorist group. After reviewing the textbook and sources on the Sons of Liberty, the writings of Samuel Adams, and given what was taking […]
Imagine that you are on the jury for the British soldiers standing trial for the Boston Massacre. Given the details and the evidence, would you have voted guilty or not guilty why?
Week 8 Discussion Questions Read and answer the discussion questions using 1, paragraphs per question. Answers should be supported by evidence and/or examples from the lectures and/or textbook. When you are finished answering. questions, read and respond to at least 2 other students. posts in’, paragraphs. As part of your response, explain Wily you agree […]
Compare the challenges faced by Richard Smith in New York City and by British soldiers and their families in Boston.
Both Golden Hill and The Boston Massacre tell stories that are in part about the experiences of strangers who arrive in pre-Revolutionary colonial cities. Compare the challenges faced by Richard Smith in New York City and by British soldiers and their families in Boston as newcomers on the landscape of eighteenth-century North America. Which city […]
How did those who eventually supported the Revolution go from insisting on their rights as English people and as viewing themselves as English, to envisioning and insisting upon breaking away from England?
North American In the 1760s, North American colonists reacted to the taxes placed upon them by England. However, it took several years before many colonists were calling for independence from the mother country. Using five of the acts or events below, explain how the colonists who came to support independence did so. How did those […]