born. The revolutionary period was different than colonial philosophies. The colonists began to take action to fight for their rights. Great Britain was taxing them without representation. To fix this problem the colonists established The Boston Tea Party in 1773. This
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was Sarah Orne and they got married in 1757 and they had eight children. Not long after her unexpected death in 1773‚ Paul Revere married another woman and her name was Rachel Walker and they had eight children. Paul Revere took part in the Boston Tea Party. He also alerted the Lexington Minutemen about the approach of the British in 1775. Paul Revere was a silversmith and ardent colonialist. He set up for the famous ride on April 18‚1775. He retired from his career in 1811 at the age of 76. Paul Revere
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Supreme matterS: tea partieS and the activiSm of reStraint Heather Kurzbauer* According to recently released statistics‚ one-fifth of all US citizens are Tea Party Supporters: predominately white conservatives convinced of the ‘evils’ of the Obama administration.1 Taking their cue from the defining protest in American history‚ The Boston Tea Party of 1773 in which the slogan ‘no taxation without representation’ inspired the colonists to revolt against the British‚ today’s tea party proponents apply
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The Boston Tea Party of 1773 “drove up political hostility on both sides of the Atlantic” (Fredriksen 309). It was a political protest to the Tea Act which had been passed by the British Parliament in the same year to aid the East India Company which was on the verge of bankruptcy. On December 16 the Sons of Liberty reacted to British tax policies in Boston. The demonstrators‚ some of whom disguised as Mohawk Indians‚ boarded three tea ships‚ Dartmouth‚ Eleanor‚ and Beaver‚ sent by the East India
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generations are metaphorically speaking the same tune. The Tea Party movement began in the summer of 2009.The Occupy Wall Street movement was motioned by the Canadian activist group‚ Adbusters‚ and officially began on September 17‚ 2011. Protesting of these groups are the result of countless intrusions of the United States government and the unequal justice of the corporations that run the capitalist market. The Tea Party movement mainly consists of middle-aged members that
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Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party followed similar paths‚ but the two movements leave behind different legacies. Both grew out of grassroots movements‚ enjoyed brief popularity and are now widely disliked by the electorate. These Americans were angered and grew into spontaneous and leaderless populist uprisings where momentum fell short. Both claimed to represent a large portion of normal Americans‚ yet their ideologies and demographics could not have been more different like their influences
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From the outspoken events of the Boston Tea Party to the courageous acts of the Civil Rights Movements‚ the United States has been built on the idea of a free society‚ where all men are created equal‚ and where equal representation is practiced throughout the states. But throughout history‚ the laws of the government have sometimes suppressed specific groups of American citizens‚ causing many to feel betrayed or unworthy in the eyes of our Founding Fathers. That’s why in 1776‚ the Founding Fathers
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history many have felt that the government has not had the peoples best interest in mind and have united peacefully to bring about change. These movements include the great Boston Tea Party‚ the Women’s Suffrage Movement‚ and never could we forget Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.`s Civil Rights Movement. The Boson Tea Party‚ a mass protest on December 16th 1773‚ was a protest against the British government. This protest has immeasurable importance to the history of the United Sates. It was here where
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Every year‚ my summer consist of my family and I traveling around the states. Boston Massachusetts‚ was one of the states that built the love and appreciation I have for nature. The Boston Tea Party Museum was located between Congress St and Seaport Blvd. The city its self was appealing. Trees and flowers you’d Normally see on the TV‚ Big Houses with paintings so bright you think it was painted every-week.The lawns was tidy‚ plantings and the trees were clipped to purity. Where I was standing‚ the
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all know that the Boston Tea Party was the major turning point in in the American history‚ but do we really understand what happened and why it was so important? I tend to show the importance in the facts of what happened that night on December 16‚ 1773‚ and what lead up to The Boston Tea Party and some facts that people may not know about the Boston Tea Party. So‚ let’s explore our facts that I found from my research. We first need to know what lead to the Boston Tea Party. In December 1600‚ and
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