![]() ![]() The Sugar Act, the Proclamation of 1763, or the much-hated Stamp, Townshend, and Tea Acts became hot topics. ![]() In the American colonies, pamphlets became especially popular after the end of the French and Indian War in response to parliamentary and royal actions. Should a merchant in Boston want a slave trader in Charleston to know his opinion, for example, he published a pamphlet. From weather to advice on planting crops to discussions of politics, pamphlets were a vital communication tool. Ranging from five to forty-eight pages, pamphlets flew off the earliest presses in the American colonies and covered just about any topic. How, though, did colonial Americans get their information? While newspapers were the main source of news, their content was often limited to local happenings and news from London. According to a Pew Research Center study, nearly one in three Americans get their news from social media. ![]()
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