Glorious Revolution Effects

The Glorious Revolution of 1688 led to the decline of governance and the removal of proprietors in the colonies which gave the colonists more self-rule which they were jubilant about. The term to describe this self-rule became known as salutary neglect. Another event was the French and Indian War that took place in the colonies between several European nations seeking to defend their territories. As a result of the war, several colonists went to a meeting known as the Albany Congress which helped unite the colonists and discussed the war itself. During the meeting, the colonists came up with the Albany Plan which failed due to the colonists inability to compromise. The results of the war were England received the western part of North America
The war impacted American politics, nationalism and religion. The colonists agreed with the concept of “natural rights” and the separation of church and state which is what made up American beliefs. In addition, colonists saw religious tolerance as an important aspect to American society in order to prevent any possible riots involving religion, and it also led to the creation of several other divisions of churches. After the war, slaves in the Northern Colonies were free allowing them to build social institutions which helped unite African Americans together, yet the Southern Colonies would not give up their slaves easily since they were seen as profit. Due to the South’s inability to free slaves, a civil war took place in the mid 1800s. Furthermore, native populations were the ones who suffered the most because of warfare and disease resulting in the overall decrease of native populations. Lastly, most women were active during the war by raising funds and engaging in battle ,however, after the war women went back to indoor activities and raised their sons utilizing republic ideals. The newspaper article starts off by describing one of the causes of the Boston Massacre which was the abusing and wounding of several colonists by soldiers who had swords and knives. Afterwards, the event shifts to four young colonists who split into two groups and are looking for the barrack of some soldiers which they end up confronting some before reaching the barracks. The soldiers armed with tongs and swords managed to hurt both of the colonists that were trying to take away their weapons and had to retreat; all this noise led other colonists to the scene which one of them, John Hicks, knocked one of the soldiers down but later released him. Moments after, ten to twelve soldiers armed with clubs, knives, and swords tried to go to the town square but were