Reading Guide Robert Gross, *The Minutemen and Their World* (through p. 170 only) As you read through the book, consider the following questions and issues:1. What does Gross mean by history "from the bottom up" (p. viii)? How does that focus affect his interpretation of the American Revolution? 2. How did the Great Awakening affect social and public life in Concord? 3. Compare Concord's pre-Revolutionary War politics to politics in College Station (or any comparable city) today.4. Why, according to Gross, were Concordians so "reluctant" to oppose the Stamp Act? 5. What legislative act ultimately provoked the majority of Concordians to voice opposition to British imperial policy? What were Concordians trying to restore?

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Robert Gross, The Minutemen and Their World (through p. 170 only) As you read through the book, consider the following questions and issues: d. What does Gross mean by history "from the bottom up" (p. viii)? How does that focus affect his interpretation of the American Revolution? b. How did the Great Awakening affect social and public life in Concord? C. Compare Concord's pre-Revolutionary War politics to politics in College Station (or any comparable city) today.

Robert Gross, The Minutemen and Their World (through p. 170 only) As you read through the book, consider the following questions and issues: d. What does Gross mean by history "from the bottom up" (p. viii)? How does that focus affect his interpretation of the American Revolution? b. How did the Great Awakening affect social and public life in Concord? C. Compare Concord's pre-Revolutionary War politics to politics in College Station (or any comparable city) today.