The cities of eighteenth-century America packed together tens of
thousands of colonists, who met each other in back rooms and
plotted political tactics, debated the issues of the day in
taverns, and mingled together on the wharves or in the streets. In
this fascinating work, historian Benjamin L. Carp shows how these
various urban meeting places provided the tinder and spark for the
American Revolution.
Carp focuses closely on political activity in colonial America's
five most populous cities--in particular, he examines Boston's
waterfront community, New York tavern-goers, Newport congregations,
Charleston's elite patriarchy, and the common people who gathered
outside Philadelphia's State House. He shows how--because of their
tight concentrations of people and diverse mixture of
inhabitants--the largest cities offered fertile ground for
political consciousness, political persuasion, and political
action. The book traces how everyday interactions in taverns,
wharves, and elsewhere slowly developed into more serious political
activity. Ultimately, the residents of cities became the first to
voice their discontent. Merchants began meeting to discuss the
repercussions of new laws, printers fired up provocative pamphlets,
and protesters took to the streets. Indeed, the cities became the
flashpoints for legislative protests, committee meetings, massive
outdoor gatherings, newspaper harangues, boycotts, customs evasion,
violence and riots--all of which laid the groundwork for war.
Ranging from 1740 to 1780, this groundbreaking work contributes
significantly to our understanding of the American Revolution. By
focusing on some of the most pivotal events of the eighteenth
century as theyunfolded in the most dynamic places in America, this
book illuminates how city dwellers joined in various forms of
political activity that helped make the Revolution possible.
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