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CHFC--Revolution

The role of the press in the American Revolution

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What year did sam adams initiate his fight against the stamp act? 1764
When did the britissh place troops in Boston? 1768-1969
When was the verbal response to the troops in boston? 1770
What was the verbal response that sam adams posted? 1 page
When was the Boston T party? 1773
When did lexington and concorde take place? 1775
When was common sense written? 1776
When were the crisis essays written? 1776-1778
What are the four components of ideology? Leads to action, meaning in service ofo power, dominant and subordinate positions present, basis of social organization or conflict
Relate ideology to the american revoltuion: The dominant position was king, the subordinate was the colonists, the colonists wanted change, and this led to conflict.
What was the british ideology? King had a right to rule, there were no free brits, they were subjects of king; unalienable rights not present because people were property of king
Agency: Free will, right of person in consensual dialogue
What was agency's role in the colonial objection to the king: It was the key part of No taxation without representation; stamp act
What are the three types of propaganda? Black, gray, and white
Black: State socity: no way to judge fairy
Give an example of black propaganda? Stalin, Hitler...etc.
Gray: Untrue statemtns to incite action
Example of gray propaganda? Journal of Occurances
What is the objective of gray propaganda? Demonize the enemy
White: Completly true statements meant to convince
Example of white propaganda? Healthy news; smoking is bad for you...well, it is
Who were the central revolutionary journalists? Thomas Paine and Samuel Adams
What newspaper did sam adams write for? and at which year? Boston Gazzette in 1760s
What was sam's purpose in writing? To incite action
What can of means did he use to get his news out? J. of Occ. meant to demonize the enemy; broadsides, so everyone can see it; pamphlets, cheap and circulated around country
What were Tom's views on abolition? Opposed slavery
What was common sense? An essay that showed how colonists were entitled to their freedom, written in easy language everyone can understand
What were the crisis papers? Papers meant to boost morale, induced by G. Washington and written by Tom Paine
Who were the outsiders in the media in the revolution? Colonists
What was the goal for change? Revolution
Who held the dominant position? British monarch and empire
What was the outcome of the pre-revolutiontime? Colonial journalism set the stage for the revolution
When did rivington open a bookstore in ny? 1760
When did the NY Gazzette open? 1773
What does Tory mean? British sympathizer
When did the NY gaz turn tory? 1774
When did a boycott due to the gazzette take place? 1775
When happened to Rivington in 1775? Burned and hanged in effigy (a straw figure of him...)
Why did the NY gaz become Royal gaz? Addition of royal seal to paper
When did rivington's press get destroyed? 1776
What happened in 1777? Rivington resumes paper as a tribute to his majesty
What is the act of attainders, what year was it passed? It pased judicial sentences against loyalists, passed in 1779
When was rivington alleged as a spy for washington? 1781
When did the british quit NY 1783
When did rivington retire? 1783
When did rivington die? 1884
What happened in what year to make people think rivington is a spy for washington? G. Wash meets rivington while soliders were present who heard bags of gold in 1783
How did the salem gaz contribute to this rumor? They published the article stating that he was a spy
Created by: talkglitter2486
 

 



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