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During the American Revolution and into the early republic, Americans fought with one another over the kinds of political expression and activity that independence legitimized. Liberty poles--tall wooden poles bearing political flags and signs--were a central fixture of the popular debates of the late eighteenth century. Revolutionary patriots had raised liberty poles to symbolize their resistance to British rule. In response, redcoats often tore them down, sparking conflicts with patriot pole-raisers.
In the 1790s, grassroots Republicans revived the practice of raising liberty poles, casting the Washington and Adams administrations as monarchists and tyrants. Echoing the British response, Federalist supporters of the government destroyed the poles, leading to vicious confrontations between the two sides in person, in print, and at the ballot box. This elegantly written book is the first comprehensive study of this revealing phenomenon, highlighting the influence of ordinary citizens on the development of American political culture. Shira Lurie demonstrates how, in raising and destroying liberty poles, Americans put into practice the types of popular participation they envisioned in the new republic.
Contents
Introduction: Politics at the Poles
1. The New York City Liberty Poles
2. Regulation, Ratification, and the Right to Resist
3. Debating Dissent in the Whiskey Rebellion
4. The Federalist Popular Politics of Assent
5. "Wandering Apostles of Sedition": Itinerant Republican Activists
6. From Poles to Polls: The Elections of 1799 and 1800
7. Partisan Politics and Poles in the Nineteenth Century
Epilogue: "Forgetting While Remembering"
