...The colonies expressed ill will at the arrival of the tea though the royal governor of Massachusetts refused to send back the tea ships, Patriots destroyed the tea chests dumping them into the Boston bay this was dubbed the Boston tea party. Those that took part in the Boston tea party were not punished individually. Instead Mother Britannia decided to shut down the Boston harbour and establish the Massachusetts Government Act which stated that the upper house would be selected by the British crown and Colony could have and finally sheriffs and jurors would be selected by the crown. This act would be dubbed harshly as the intolerable act by patriots. In the first congregational meeting held in 1774, in which all colonise attended except Georgia, it was decided that British goods would be completely boycotted, they stated that the stationing of troops in the time of peace was ‘against the law’ and that parliament had no business in the colonies internal...
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...carrying tea, and unloaded the cargo in to Boston Harbor in protest of the unfair Taxation of the Colonies. This act was one of the sparks that lit a powder keg of American Revolution, and turned thirteen British Colonies in to these United States of America. Three centuries later, an unfair taxation of the American people is being perpetrated by its very own government, and the lessons learned by the Crown and Parliament have been so easily forgotten. It is time to remind our leaders of that lesson, and just like the tea floating in Boston Harbor changed the face of the Thirteen Colonies, the Tea Party Movement will change the face of the United States of America. The Tea Party Movement did not begin with the dumping of heavily taxed tea in to Boston harbor, but on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on February 19, 2009. There was no plan for the Tea Party, it was born out of the resonance of an impromptu rant by CNBC commentator Rick Santilli; a rant against the government bail-out of banks, a rant against irresponsible borrowing policies and the fall of the subprime mortgage market. These government bail-outs were going to cost the tax payers. Just like that, the fuse had been lit, and in an explosion only possible in the information age via Twitter, Facebook and radio , this “New American Tea Party” began to invigorate an entirely new core of Conservative Republicans. Shortly after Rick Santilli’s rant on the floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Tea Party...
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...Process in the United States [The Boston Tea Party] Student: Arleta Dunlap Course: POS 2311-05 American National Government Semester: Fall, 2011 Professor: Dr. Mordu Serry-Kamal Institution: Winston-Salem State University Date: November 28, 2011 I. Introduction “Tea Party Myths” is an article about the event that took place on December 16, 1773 in Boston, Massachusetts. It refers to a few different misconceptions or “myths” about the event, and discusses the accurate facts of that historic day. The author of the article is Ray Raphael. The author of this article has advanced because he clearly points out the facts of the Boston Tea Party that many people do not know. There are so many misinterpretations of the event, and he pointed them out with accuracy. II. Literature Review The author is trying to make three specific points regarding misconceptions of the Boston Tea Party, as well as make a few factual points about the event in general. The first myth that Raphael referred to was that the whole event began because of higher taxes on tea. Tea was a major commodity at that time and it is believed by some that the colonist rebelled due to these taxes that were implemented. The truth of the matter is that there was actually a tax break for the colonists. The author states that the issue was not a rise in taxes, but the fact that the colonists had no part in the decision making. The author also corrected the idea that the tea taxes were a heavy burden on the...
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...Essay #1 History The War of Independence was precipitated by various economic, political and social trends. The political trends emerged during the first half of the eighteenth century. The economic trends became readily apparent a decade before the American colonies rebelled against Britain. The social trends were best exemplified by implementation of the Quebec Act in 1774. A combination of all of these trends led to increasingly widespread resistance among the American colonies, which gave rise to rebellion followed ultimately by revolution. During the first half of the eighteenth century the political trends emerged. The Americans’ experience with government by actual representation caused extreme scepticism of British Parliamentary government claims to virtual representation. However, the most direct political confrontations during this period of time focused on the role of the governors. The governors were appointed by the king or the proprietor, and therefore the governors’ interests were directed towards their British patrons and not the American colonies which they represented. Governors exercised great power over the colonial assemblies. These contradictory political ties with the British empire did not prevent rapid expansion of British settlement by the middle of the eighteenth century. At the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, which culminated in British victory, a great patriotic devotion to the British empire spread among the...
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...This is for the Road to the revolution. Thomas Jefferson made theDeclaration of independence. It’s to persuade people to fight for our lives. To live how we live is easy. To live is an honor from the government. A dangerous time was a long time ago. People fought for glory and freedom. We won most battles but when we lose we will rise again.ahhhhhhhh, childrens screams were heard from the sounds of death during the French and Indian war. The French and the British traded with the Indians. The British were fighting over their territories for years. Ending the war was the treaty of Paris. Britain and the colonist began selling Indian land. And felt they should be independent. The mayflower compact declared the first self government it had power...
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...The Colonists Since 1765, the people of Boston had been having protests against the british taxing them. First against the Stamp Acts, then in 1767 against the Townshend Acts. Many citizens believed that Britain did not have the right to tax them because they did not have their representatives in Parliament. Only the Massachusetts Assembly, whose members were elected every year, had the right to put taxes on the colonies. The day is March 5, 1770 right outside the Customs House, the day the Boston Massacre occurred. A colonist walked over to a sober soldier had a few words with him. The soldier hit him randomly with the painful butt of his hard wood and metal gun. The colonist walked over to the other colonists and explained what happened...
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...GKE1 Task 3, Historical Systems of Power and Authority Part A The rise of colonialism in North America occurred in the 1600’s by the British. Britain had sent to North America, colonists which were to establish new settlements in the name of the crown and Britain. Most of the colonists were privately funded with endorsement by the British government. The Idea of colonization was to establish settlements for the purpose of expanding a trade base for economic purposes. Britain colonized North America basically because they had a limited amount of land and natural resources, North America presented a great opportunity to expand their land holdings and create a source for raw materials. Britain still considered the colonists to be British citizens and therefore were expected to abide by rules and laws established by Britain for the colonists. Britain exerted tight control of the colonists through laws and acts that were specifically designed for the benefit of Britain. The needs of Britain were always put first before the needs of the colonists. Acts and taxes were put in place as a means to control trade and make sure that monetary items were received by Britain. The economic cycle was one of Britain obtained raw materials cheaply from the colonies, the goods were finished in England and sold back to the colonists for large profits. The colonies in North America were strictly established for the economic benefit of Britain. Also there was great prestige in this era that came from...
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...Congress decided the time for independence had come, and tasked Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence, stating their reasons for war. The most significant of the reasons for war as detailed in the Declaration of Independence were the institution of unjust taxes and the quartering of British troops in the colonies. Up until around the year 1763, the colonies had taxed themselves, by the means of representatives for each colony. Having become accustomed to this system for well over a hundred years, they saw no reason to change it. However, following the great expenses of the French and Indian war, the New Duties act was passed in England, enacting taxes upon colonial purchases and sales of glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. Soon to follow was the Stamp Act, which taxed all printed papers. Frustrated by this new...
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...because Britain felt they needed to prevent the French from gaining control over trade and territories that the British felt was theirs. This war turned extremely expensive and contributed to conflict among British and American colonies. At the end of the war, King George was in debt 140 million. This then caused tax to rise. Raging colonist began to rebel due to the excessive taxation on Tea, Stamps and Sugar. Beginning with the Tea Act of 1773, this was one of the several taxes imposed on the American colonist due to indebted British government. Typically the Tea Tax is mistaken to be thought of as something the government did to raise revenue… but it wasn’t. Its main purpose was to bail out the East India Company. The British government places a company monopoly on the importation and sale of tea to the colonies. The colonist did not accept this duty and quickly resulted to the Boston Tea Party. Not clear at the time, but this was one of history’s most influential events. “Disguised Indians boarded the docked ships and smashed 342 chests of tea” (125). American colonist no longer supported increased taxes. They responded in rebellious fury. Although the Tea Act was very important to history, the Stamp Act was too. This bill was passed in 1765 and required colonist to pay tax for every piece of printed-paper they used. These included ship’s papers, legal documents, newspapers, licenses and even playing cards were taxed. Again, because of...
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...Thomas Hutchinson, (born September 9, 1711, Boston, Massachusetts [U.S.]—died June 3, 1780, London, England), royal governor of the British North American Province of Massachusetts Bay (1771–74) whose stringent measures helped precipitate colonial unrest and eventually the American Revolution(1775–83). The son of a wealthy merchant, Hutchinson devoted himself to business ventures before beginning his public career (1737) as a member of the Boston Board of Selectmen and then the General Court (legislature) of Massachusetts Bay, where he served almost continuously until 1749. He continued to rise in politics by serving as a member of the state council (1749–66), chief justice of the Superior Court (1760–69), and lieutenant governor (1758–71)....
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...4/12/2012 By: Derek Putnam | | The Sons of Liberty | | The Sons of Liberty | The Sons of Liberty used their power and influence to manipulate popular opinion, thereby inciting the public to act against the laws and control of England. They were one of the most influential groups behind the American Revolution. The start of the Sons of Liberty is something of a mystery. The group always met in secret and it is disputed where it all began. Some say it started in New York and some will say under the leadership of Samuel Adams the Boston chapter was first. One thing is certain though, they all had the same goal, to organize public opinion and coordinate patriotic actions against Great Britain. The Sons of Liberty met at night so not to attract the British soldiers and to keep their activities secret until they felt it was time to make them public. One of the main reasons the groups were started was to protest and campaign against the Stamp Act. That was just the start of what the group would protest against and continue to fight for liberty against Britain. The Sons of Liberty name actually came from a speech given to parliament by Colonel Isaac Barre, “the behavior of Britain’s officials toward Americans on many occasions has caused the blood of those Sons of Liberty to recoil within them”, which wasn’t intended to imply disloyalty towards the crown but when word got back to the colonies and they saw his words they used them to their benefit. Barre...
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...Puritan colonists from England founded Boston, Massachusetts on September 17, 1630. Early European settlers first called this area Trimountaine, but later decided on to name the town after Boston, Lincolnshire, England. A strict and well-structured Puritan society developed in Boston. They founded the first public school in the U.S. called Boston Latin School in 1635. Boston counted as the largest town in British North America until Philadelphia became larger in the mid-18th century. In the 1770s after the British attempted to put a stronger control on the original thirteen colonies the American Revolution began. Many major battles occurred in the Boston area among them one of the best-known the Boston Tea Party. During this time Paul Revere...
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... _____ 1. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. The British government usually left American colonists to make their own laws pertaining to local matters. American colonial trade was severely crippled by British trade laws. The European Enlightenment had little influence on the thought of American colonists. Because they were part of the British empire, colonists were constantly involved in England’s imperial wars with France and Spain. Parliament taxed the American colonists as a way to express its authority over them, not because it needed. the money. Colonists protested the Sugar Act and Stamp Act as violations of their rights as Americans. Colonists protested the Tea Act because it threatened to raise the price of tea. _____ 2. _____ 3. _____ 4. _____ 5. _____ 6. _____ 7. LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading Chapter 3 you should be able to: 1. 2. Define the basic assumptions of the British colonial system and describe its operation. Assess the impact of the Great Awakening and Enlightenment on the spiritual and intellectual life of the colonies. 42 3. 4. 5. Describe the relationship between the French and Indian War and the coming of the American Revolution. Trace the course of key events...
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...This imperial interpretation analyzed the war from Britain’s perspective and concluded that British attempts to control colonial life were reasonable. By recognizing Britain’s actions as rational, historians provided justification for the imperialistic endeavors of the United States. The imperialist interpretation survived until the twentieth century, when the Great Depression gave rise to economic interpretations. The colonists resented the British; after all, Sam Adams didn’t train his dog to bite lobsterbacks because he wanted to befriend them. It’s possible that economic issues engendered the animosity which precipitated the war. Historians noted that disdain toward the British began once salutary neglect, a period during which Britain allowed the colonies to practice self-rule like a parent raising free-range children, ended. It's logical that the colonists would balk at the implementation of new taxes; however, this interpretation possesses one fatal flaw: the tax...
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...used resistance through legislations and even violence. They were the foundation for further resistance to the British rule. Threats and intimidation with their weapons against tax collectors caused many to evacuate. Tarring and feathering became an important practice, which was used to intimidate especially after the passing of the Townshend Acts. This practice also occurred during the Tea Acts. These unfair taxes imposed on the colonist paved a way for a revolution. Angry American colonist grew frustrated by the actions taking by the British and decided to take manners into their own hands. Since the Parliament the colonist decided to take radical approaches to the situation. The colonists who advocated independence from the British and their unfair taxes wanted to send a message to Parliament that they could not ignore and that’s when they decided to throw the team out the British India Company. They knew if the company collapsed, the London government would lose tax revenue. Individuals published novels communicating strong feelings toward the necessity of war (Document 6). The Boston Tea Party was a symbolic act, which demonstrated to the British how far American colonists were willing to go to speak out for their freedom. The intended audience for many of these grievances, aimed towards the British (Document 5). The colonists...
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