Martin Howard, left, and Stephen Hopkins came to opposing conclusions about their colonial British identities.
Howard: John Singleton Copley via Wikimedia Commons; Hopkins: New York Public Library
What might appear to be common values about shared political and cultural identities can at times serve not as a bridge joining people together but a wedge driving them apart.
Under cover of night, Colonists boarded the ships, dumped the tea chests and sparked a revolution.
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An attack on private property angered Colonial leaders as much as the British public – but a strong reaction from Parliament hardened the positions of the opposing sides, making compromise impossible.
The signing of the U.S. Constitution.
Architect of the Capitol
Like today’s Western women who joined ISIS and now want to return home, American women with British sympathies during the Revolution left the country – but many tried to bring their families back.