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After the British arrived in Boston, they set out on a course toward Concord, Massachusetts, to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock and destroy the colonists' supply of weapons and ammunition. Their first stop was in Lexington, where the battle on April 19, 1775, started the war. Geography helped the colonists gain an advantage over the British and built confidence in their fighting ability.
I think it was the Age of Discovery. After the Crusades and the fall of Feudalism,
the growth of towns and commerce attracted interest in other lands that began
during the Crusades when they were exposed the silks and spices being traded
there. This prompted European powers to
embark on journeys to establish trade routes as well as find new lands to
colonize.
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The larger goal was uniting Americans around the war effort.
Cracking down on dissent would be a negative action in support of the larger, positive goal the government sought. The government wanted a fully united public in support of the war, and so it put out the message that that freedom of speech might have its limits in times of war.
