History of the United States I / Unit 5 USH1 0631 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Disaffection
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The idea
The anchor defines disaffection as the loss of affection toward the home government, and makes it the organising idea of seventeen seventy-four.
In practice
Loyalists, typically property holders and established residents, fearing mob rule and the violence accompanying protest.
Where people slip
No unified push for independence existed yet. Strong imperial ties persisted and colonists disagreed about the right response.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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