In 1768, British warships entered Boston harbor with their gun ports open. Paul Revere depicted redcoat troops landing in an “insolent Parade, Drums beating, Fifes playing, and Colours flying.” This aggression reminded the colonists that they were subjects of a king, with rights that were limited, tenuous, and fragile. American Antiquarian Society
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