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>https://warontherocks.com/2015/04/the-colonial-tavern-crucible-of-the-american-revolution/
While alcohol was a prominent fixture in Colonial life, oftentimes the location where one consumed said alcohol was equally as relevant. Public houses, and more specifically taverns,( social media/ internet)played an especially important role — they weren’t simply places to drink. Rather, they served as a venue to meet like-minded individuals,( Patriots) and functioned as clearinghouses and test beds of revolutionary ideas.( memes and graphics) As the colonies took shape, taverns became central locations for several aspects of colonial life. According to the U.S. Postal Service, early colonists adopted a practice used frequently in Europe and established taverns as a place to collect and distribute mail sent from overseas.( memes, kek)
In addition, according to the Gettysburg Historical Journal, taverns became a “means of direction for travelers, as well as settings where they could eat, drink, be entertained,( moar memes) and spend the night.(NIGHTSHIFT)
Taverns were also “utilized as meeting places for assemblies and courts” and became a central location for discussion and debate. In taverns across the colonies, literate patriots drank and read the news of the day aloud to their fellow revelers,( news & research) thereby stoking revolutionary fervor. The network of taverns not only provided travelers with a place to rest and enjoy a beverage, but also a place to bring news from other colonies, and promulgate ideas from the likes of Thomas Paine, James Chalmers, and Thomas Jefferson.