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| Example of boycott: The Boston Tea Party |
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| Yankee Doodle |
As the American Revolution progressed, society focused around two groups of people: the Patriots and the Loyalists. Each group had their own opinions and political views that created the tension between them, but culture during the American Revolution focused around the idea of Patriotism. Patriotism is where the citizens of a country have a immense feeling of love and willingness to sacrifice towards the land they live on. Now not only was society impacted by the idea of Patriotism, the arts and the entertainment of the era were affected as well. Plenty of songs, poems, and plays were based off of the struggle for freedom such as the song
Yankee Doodle written by a British man named Richard Shuckburg that was intentionally made to make fun of the colonists but was soon the depiction of a British Gentleman. Along with another song called
Granny Wales which displays the British perspective of the American Revolution economically. There was also a heavy amount of literature created during the era, one of the most respected and famous pieces of literature was a book called
Common Sense by Thomas Paine. The document displayed the need for independence and how America will be able to achieve freedom,
Common Sense spread the idea of Patriotism amongst the colonies bringing in more support for the American side. During the American Revolution, there were not that many known pass-times, but one of the most important parts of society were the boycotts and the bar-crawling. Many colonists took part in boycotts that raised their spirits and were meant to proudly showcase their views against or along with the British. Also many colonists took part in something that could be known as bar-crawling, colonists would often discuss and argue several opinions and ideas at bars late at night. The Arts and the Entertainment of the American Revolution focused heavily around the idea of Patriotism and it's need for a higher amount of support.
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