Many neutral Americans were pressured to take sides during the American Revolution-- not necessarily after the Stamp Act crisis, but certainly after the Declaration of Independence was signed.
This ending is loosely based on Connecticut native Daniel Lyman. Although Lyman had no role in Newport's Stamp Act, he did marry Newport native Mary Wanton and eventually lived in the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House--which had been destroyed in the Stamp Act riot. Lyman did serve in the Continental Army during the War of Independence. He also became a Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice and partner in a cotton manufacturing firm. He died in Providence in 1830.
This ending is loosely based on Connecticut native Daniel Lyman. Although Lyman had no role in Newport's Stamp Act, he did marry Newport native Mary Wanton and eventually lived in the Wanton-Lyman-Hazard House--which had been destroyed in the Stamp Act riot. Lyman did serve in the Continental Army during the War of Independence. He also became a Rhode Island Supreme Court Chief Justice and partner in a cotton manufacturing firm. He died in Providence in 1830.
