July 4th 1776 hope thus helps
The main way in which support for the Suffolk Resolves by the Continental Congress pushed the colonies closer to war is because this inspired people to take up arms and form groups, which eventually turned into militias.
Interacting groups shared skills and ideas that improved farming practices
Now the knowledge about historical events is almost automatically updated and hierarchically set in the Internet. All the new information we have to find in one place. We have many sources of information that describe one event from different angles. Finally, the technology allows to play back events, e.g. battles, which allows to better understand the context.
