In Robert Grosses, The Minutemen and Their World we are shown the life of Concordians leading up to and following the revolution. The result of a struggle with unity in Concord, declining life and stricter British rule resulted in Corcordians involvement in the revolutionary war. Gross shows us the life’s of various Concordian families to better understand why Concord went to war and to enhance our understanding of the revolution.
Concord leading up to the revolution had a history of struggling with unity as a community. Political and religious unrest developed due to a growth in population, leading to sectionalism. As the great awakening reformed their church many “Old Lights” or critics condemned the preaching of “New Light” preacher Daniel Bliss. Gross explains, “...To them (the old lights) everything about bliss was …show more content…
At first we are told that Concord will not unite and do not seem to care about the Taxes and regulations Britain is forcing on the colonies. One reason being many of their leaders were crown appointed and did not want to upset them. Gross says, “Concordians were still unready to forswear allegiance to the crown, and the minutemen took an oath to defend “to the upmost” King George 111, as well as all and every of our Charter rights, Libertyes, and Privileges” (66). He then goes on later and says, “In the successful drive to forge a united stand against British polices, many townspeople had glimpsed the possibility of transcending the tense divisions that had beset their community in the pre-revolutionary period” (67). This shows us that although concord still had ties to British rule, and wanted to remain allegiant to them they still all shared the common interest that they deserved liberty and then would band together to accomplish this common goal. And if that meant going to war against the crown then they would do
Concord leading up to the revolution had a history of struggling with unity as a community. Political and religious unrest developed due to a growth in population, leading to sectionalism. As the great awakening reformed their church many “Old Lights” or critics condemned the preaching of “New Light” preacher Daniel Bliss. Gross explains, “...To them (the old lights) everything about bliss was …show more content…
At first we are told that Concord will not unite and do not seem to care about the Taxes and regulations Britain is forcing on the colonies. One reason being many of their leaders were crown appointed and did not want to upset them. Gross says, “Concordians were still unready to forswear allegiance to the crown, and the minutemen took an oath to defend “to the upmost” King George 111, as well as all and every of our Charter rights, Libertyes, and Privileges” (66). He then goes on later and says, “In the successful drive to forge a united stand against British polices, many townspeople had glimpsed the possibility of transcending the tense divisions that had beset their community in the pre-revolutionary period” (67). This shows us that although concord still had ties to British rule, and wanted to remain allegiant to them they still all shared the common interest that they deserved liberty and then would band together to accomplish this common goal. And if that meant going to war against the crown then they would do