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    paraphrased information and for direct quotes __X__ Direct quotes are enclosed with quotation marks and are cited __X__ Thesis statement answers the question Definition of plagiarism: According to Diana Hacker in A Writer’s Reference‚ “Three different acts are considered plagiarism: (1) failing to cite quotations and borrowed ideas‚ (2) failing to enclose borrowed language in quotation marks‚ and (3) failing to put summaries and paraphrases in your own words.” (p. 83) I understand the above definition

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    year at the Port of Boston‚ settlers disguised as Indians threw the cargo of one of the ships into the sea. This episode became known as the case of the Boston Tea Party. For that‚ Parliament increased pressure by approving in 1774‚ the Intolerable Acts‚ closing the port of Boston‚ demanding compensation for the lost tea‚ and setting the arrest and trial of the involved in the Boston Tea Party. However‚ since the beginning of tensions between metropolis and colonies‚ a group of intellectuals and

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    listening to their needs. Through The Enlightenment and the Great awakening the colonists realized that the king was neglecting their God given rights and became outraged. The king passed laws that were not in favor of the people (such as the quartering act) and refused to pass laws that the colonists were in great need of. “For taking away our charters‚ abolishing our most valuable laws‚ and altering fundamentally the forms of our government.” (Declaration of independance‚ paragraph 22). The colonists

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    soldiers were directed to protect‚ and the attackers grew exponentially in numbers. According to my textbook(1)‚ British troops found themselves regularly cursed by citizens and occasionally pelted with stones‚ dirt‚ and human excrement. Citizens act very aggressive toward any Redcoats because they sold their cheap services during off-duty and that competed with labor workers. Repeat offenses

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    I was there. That night I reminisce of the destruction we have done and what was yet to come. A month has passed‚ and news had reached London. They shut down the entire harbor until all the tea was paid. They implemented this under the intolerable acts. I will always remember the excitement and joy it brought us fellow men to destroy those chests‚ but I shall never speak of it in fear of the police coming for

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    was fought between the American Colonist and Britain. The war began by the colonist resenting the heavy taxes that Britain was placing upon them. This event was significant because multiple rebellious acts were performed against the British by the American colonist. Therefore‚ the rebellious acts ultimately led to the Declaration of Independence. The Industrial Revolution sparked a need for raw materials and gave a rise to new economic needs. The industrialization began in Britain and natural

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    Hewes not only was involved‚ but was the Centre of attraction during the “tarring and feathering” of John Malcom‚ a loyalist (Kindle Location 534). He also served as a privateer and in militia on and off from 1776 to 1781. He was present at the Stamp Act of 1765‚ but apparently he was just a by-stander. On the night of 5th‚ March 1770‚ Hewes claimed that he was early on the scene at King Street when a barber’s apprentice was quarrelling with a British officer over an overdue bill. Young comments that

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    In the article “The Shoemaker and the Revolution‚” Alfred F. Young analyzes and demonstrates with secondary sources of the events leading to the Revolution. The author’s purpose of the article is to narrate the experience of the ordinary Boston shoemaker‚ George Robert Twelves Hewes‚ during the time before the Revolution. He writes the article to show how the causes of the Revolution impacted the lives of ordinary citizens such as Hewes and the transformation he goes through. The article mainly

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    1763‚ the Tea Act‚ and The Sugar Act. In all‚ the

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    played key roles in The Boston Massacre‚ The Boston Tea Party‚ and the tarring and feathering of John Malcolm. The author believes that Hewes was standing up for the rights of those living in the colonies because British is taxing them under absurd acts because of the debt acquired during the French and Indian War. Hewes was important within the Boston Tea Party because he was chosen to get the keys from the captain needed to get the tea from the storage of the boat. It is said that Hewes worked alongside

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