Jackie, I absolutely agree that print culture was integral to not only the start of the American Revolution but to its success. The spread of information throughout the colonies allowed everyday colonists (and not just the wealthy) to receive information regarding political issues like the Stamp Act. Also, it allowed revolutionaries to spread propaganda and pamphlets such as the Federalist Papers.
Print culture allowed Americans to unite in a way that would not have been possible in England at the time. The English nobility censored their writers so that the common people wouldn’t know what its government was doing. Also, at this point in time it was really only the nobles and the clergy that knew how to read. Americans were mostly protestants who valued the words in the bible; therefore, education and literacy became a priority in most colonial households, which allowed Americans to be educated enough to confront the English government.
Without print culture I do not think the American Revolution would have had nearly the same success that it did. The spread of information is integral to any society that hopes to function with any success let alone lead a Revolution.
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