The American Revolution - The Pamphlet War and the Boston Massacre. 'Being master of my time, I spend a good deal of it in a library, which I think the most valuable part of my small estate' John Dickinson Colonists had thought of themselves as part of the extended British nation, but by the outbreak of Revolution, many came to see themselves as Americans, with different interests to the colonial powers.
The ideas behind this transformation were spread by pamphlets of all kinds. The Stamp Act Crisis underlined the differing interests of the colonists and Parliament and helped to reinforce a growing sense of American identity. Art and Identity in the British North American Colonies, 1700–1776. Side chair , ca. 1770 Attributed to Thomas Affleck (British, active in America, 1740–1795) American; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mahogany, northern white cedar 37 x 22 1/2 x 23 in. (94 x 57.2 x 58.4 cm) Purchase, Sansbury-Mills and Rogers Fund, Emily C.
Chadbourne Gift, Virginia Groomes Gift, in memory of Mary W. Groomes, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall P. Blankarn Gift; John Bierwith and Robert G. Goelet Gifts, The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, Gift of Mrs. Adage def. & ex. Adage definition. WiseOldSayings.com.