Category Archives: February 14 Assignment
Continual growing population
According to Homberger (p.55), when the British Army and their loyalist allies evacuated New York in 1783, the population of the city was 12,000. The demobilization of the revolutionary army, and the return of many patriots who had fled the … Continue reading
The Fire That Shaped New York Forever-Literally
The British occupation of New York City was an utter failure. Under military control, the city didn’t strive the way it did before. To make things worse, “on September 21, 1776, a fire began near whitehall” (50). Over 1000 buildings … Continue reading
The Neglected Shanty Town Gets an Upgrade
As the British disappeared from the New York City they were sure to leave nothing behind. Decaying houses, disheveled streets, and buildings that were ruins were what epitomized New York during the late 18th century. According to The Historical Atlas … Continue reading
Who truly started the American Revolution?
Chudacoff argues how the American Revolution was brought about. He states the pre-revolutionary ideas used as well as the fact that rebellion began after a large amount of taxes being levied upon the masses. Taxes such as the Townsend Act, … Continue reading
Building a nation starts with building New York.
New York and the American Revolution” written by Homberger describes the physical change that New York went under after winning the Revolution. During the many battles New York house, streets, landmarks and major cities was burnt down. It wasn’t a … Continue reading
3000 Solider’s or a bunch of Bullies ?
In the Chudacoff reading the 1760s was a era that could’ve easily been mistaken for 2008, or 2009. Unemployment rates were incredibly high, high prices were another cause of depression for many people. The people weren’t able to vote and … Continue reading
A Woman in a Man’s Shoes
With events leading up to the American Revolution, qualifying men, from merchants to politicos, rose up to the challenge of debunking the British ideals and structure that had been implemented in the colonies leaving store fronts and other businesses unattended and ultimately … Continue reading
REVOLUTIONARY MOBS IN NEW YORK!!!!!
During the 1760s and the 1770s many people were beginning to rebel against the imperial British government that ran New York, and all the other colonies as well. Large groups of people would gather together and form mobs to fight … Continue reading
Human Stepping Stone
Throughout the history of organized civilization there has always been some type of social hierarchy. Within European history it was usually non-Christian’s that were subject to oppression and enslavement but as time progressed and European expansion made its way to … Continue reading
De-emphasis of Violence
In the readings of The Road to Mobocracy: Popular Disorder in New York City, Gilje mentions how the de-emphasis of violence worked in two ways. Although there was indeed a level of tolerance towards rioting, violence was expected. Attitudes during the eighteenth … Continue reading