Mobs and Mob Violence were used by the British Colonists in two ways:
1. Protest Mobs: As soon as news against the British was raied (in the case of 1650-1750, the Revolution), Mob Violence was used to create disruption in cities and towns across colonies to maintain influence:
2. Independent Mobs: Mobs created independently by common people would take up many actions without authority of anyone from the government. For example, Mobs in New York closed down brothels in the city, while in Salem, mobs actually ran out people with diseases away from the city.
After the war of 1812, the United States experienced a surge of NATIONALISM, or love of country.
The victory in the War of 1812 had a high psychological impact for American society, in a positive way. It was a kind of "confirmation" of the independence obtained before the same rival, to which he had once again managed to win. Nationalism and patriotic sentiment were on the top during that time.
The end of the war marked the beginning of the Era of Good Feelings, which passed between the presidencies of Jefferson and Andrew Jackson, in which there was a great economic growth of the country.
