B. The Act of Toleration
1649 the Maryland Governor passed the act.
Stated that all believers in Jesus should tolerate each other. Protestantism was gaining the upper hand, in a colony founded by Catholics fleeing persecution in England and parts of Europe.
WASP: White, Anglo Saxon, Protestant was prevailing prejudice in most of the colonies. Catholics were kept out of political office, upward mobility was limited.
The Theme is sense of patriotism, Mark Antony is rest in a
difficult position, since he is aware of the fact that the crowd is with the
conspirators and he cannot show his dislike towards the betrayers because of
his friendship with Caesar and throughout the speech, manages to sway the crowd
against the conspirators through his rhetorical irony and strong emotion.
Bootlegging- making fake or false copy’s of something, or, making alcohol against the law. Depends about what type of history.
He played a key role in defeating American forces at the Siege of Detroit.