Journal, 1774–1775

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"Journal, 1774–1775" is a historical diary by American patriot and lawyer Josiah Quincy Jr. that records his observations and political activities in the tense years leading up to the American Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical diary
primary source document
associatedWith Boston, Massachusetts
Josiah Quincy Jr.
patriot leadership in New England
author Josiah Quincy Jr.
contains entries on legal practice and advocacy
entries on political meetings
personal reflections on liberty and British policy
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
documents activities of American patriots
legal and political discussions preceding the American Revolution
observations of political events in the American colonies
tensions between American colonies and Great Britain
genre diary
political writing
historicalContext years immediately preceding the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War
historicalSignificance provides first-hand account of pre-Revolutionary political climate
used by historians as a primary source on colonial resistance
language English
perspective American patriot viewpoint
relatedTo American patriot movement
colonial resistance to British rule
prelude to the American Revolutionary War
subject American Revolutionary era
surface form: American Revolution

colonial American politics
patriot movement in Massachusetts
timePeriodCovered 1774
1775
typeOfWork manuscript journal

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Josiah Quincy Jr. notableWork Journal, 1774–1775