Carol Sue Humphrey's "The American Revolution and the Press"
argues that newspapers played an important role during America's
struggle for independence by keeping Americans engaged in the war
even when the fighting occurred in distant locales. From the moment
that the colonials received word of Britain's new taxes in 1764
until reports of the peace treaty arrived in 1783, the press
constituted the major source of information about events and
developments in the conflict with the mother country. Both Benjamin
Franklin, one of the Revolution's greatest leaders, and Ambrose
Serle, a Loyalist, described the press as an "engine" that should
be used to advance the cause. The efforts of Patriot printers to
keep readers informed about the war helped ensure ultimate success
by boosting morale and rallying Americans to the cause until
victory was achieved. As Humphrey illustrates, Revolutionary-era
newspapers provided the political and ideological unity that helped
Americans secure their independence and create a new nation.
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