Colonialist laughing at articles written by Sam Adams and Mercy Otis Warren pseudonyms.

British Loyalists and soldiers taken notes from tavern broadsides

In a noisy 1770s Boston tavern, Boston Gazette broadsides were more than gossip, they were evidence. Colonists laughed at Mercy Otis Warren & Sam Adams; redcoats & loyalists read and took names. Free speech was a risk. Which side of the table are you on? #BroadsideTheMusical #RevolutionInInk