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Mark Horne » Revolutionizing my understanding of the American colonial resistance (please pardon the pun).

What I wonder is this: Did the precedent set by resistance growing into revolution mean that rulers would no longer tolerate resistance?  Now, instead of hoping to settle and compromise, resistance might end in complete overthrow.  Is this the reason why tarring and feathering, why rioting, is so much less common–to the point of disappearing from the US?