Varnum's "Ministerial Oppression," a Revolutionary Drama.

The article presents discussion of the political theater of the U.S. colonies at the time leading up to the Revolutionary War. Details are given describing how the arts were beginning to develop as of the 1760s, manifesting original creative works rather than simply reproducing British style in America. Commentary is provided highlighting common features of American drama and its social-historical context. The particular work "Ministerial Oppression, or the Grievances of America, with the Battle of Bunker Hill," attributed to James Mitchell Varnum, is discussed in depth.