The Sons Of Liberty: The Boston Tea Party

Back in the 1700’s the British Parliament had to start taxing the colonies to pay for war debt from the treaty of paris, this made the colonists furious, for they did not know why they had to pay, they thought this was underhanded, this caused breakout wars between Britain and America.

On October 7, 1763,King George III announced a proclamation that forbid people from settling in the Appalachian Mountains. That way he hoped to calm down the indians who had fought against him during the Seven Years' War. Britain punished the \colonists by closing the port of Boston and putting in place a sequence of laws called the Intolerable Acts because of the Boston Tea Party. They also placed troops in the city to ensure the peace and to make sure that there were no more “Intolerable Acts” On Paper Yes, i do think that the boston tea party was a turning point between the relationship of the british and the colonists.

The Boston Tea Party was a protest of Massachusetts colonists that were masked or disguised as Mohawks in 1733. The Boston Tea Party was led by Samuel Adams who was against the Tea Act and was also against taxing. The Tea Act was passed by the British Parliament, it was actually the duty to export tea overboard. The British Parliament didn’t like how they tipped 342 crates of tea into the Boston harbor and that’s what happened in the Boston Tea

Night, The colonist were disguised as indians dumping the tons of tea. This act was to to help with financial problems.

Before the American Revolution in 1775 the British were in major dept so they decided to tax the colonists. This made the colonist very furious so they started to protest against the Britains like dumping 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor, loyalists were being tarred and feathered, and many more horrible things. The colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from the Britains for many reasons for example the Britain's enforced many taxes like the Stamp Act, tea act, and the Townshend Act. The colonists were also justified in breaking away from the British because the British were very tyrant towards the colonist like the quartering act, the intolerable act, and the Boston Massacre.

American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked A Revolution written by Harlow Giles Unger offers an in-depth analysis of the Boston Tea Party. Unger organizes the events in chronological order starting 30 years before the Boston Tea Party occurred. In the end he touches upon the aftermath of the journey towards self-government. The book presents many engaging details and provides the reader with more of a storytelling feel. He describes the colonists hard times and anger towards being taxed by British Parliament. Unger adds insights and conclusions about various topics and the people surrounding the rebellion, which was one of his goals in his writing. He wanted to tell of the untold Tea Party 's impact on American history politically, socially, and economically. The book was intended for the general public, because he wrote “ironically, few, if any Americans today… know the true and entire story of the Tea Party and the Patriots who staged it” (4).

“Give me liberty, or give me death.” This quote was said by Patrick Henry, whose words were the thoughts of many others. The Americans were sick and tired of Britain’s actions and policies, and would rather die than have no freedom. They were desperate for liberty… even if their lives were on the line. The colonists had arrived to the “New World” for several reasons. But most came for freedom, to do what they pleased. Before King George III came to power, they had this. They could worship freely, and could do whatever they’d wanted. However, during the rule of this king, everything was chaos. Several wars broke out, and the colonists we unhappy due to unfair treatment. Finally, they were fed up and had had enough. They began attempting to separate themselves from Britain. The American colonists were justified in seeking independence from Britain because they had no say in government,

The American Colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain because the Britain had unfair laws against the colonists. Throughout the time the Colonists were under British rule, the Colonists were treated horribly and in a cruel manner. One of the laws the British created that was unfair to the Colonists was the Tea Act. The Tea Act was created to force Colonists to pay taxes when they bought tea. A piece of evidence that proves that Britain had unfair laws against the colonists is in document 2. In document 2, John Dickinson talks about how the British parliament had no intentions what so ever of forcing the colonists to work until the

“Children planted by our care, nourished up by our indulgence and protected by our arms” I believe that the Sons of Liberty were heroes, not fanatics. They did things that started the revolution which in turn, made America. Even though to some people the actions they took were wrong, they did the things they did for good reasons. If it wasn’t for the Sons of Liberty, America wouldn’t exist right now.

Tyranny or Freedom which would you pick, the American colonists were justified in fighting and seperating from britain. The colonists were justified to separate due to heavy taxes without representation and the unjust actions of great britain.

In the novel, Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America, the author Benjamin L. Carp gives an incredibly in-depth description of the events of the Boston tea party. In the Introduction, Carp argues that the “party” was not a singular event, but rather a catalyst for the impending Revolution. He presents each chapter as a new aspect of the event while offering primary sources, letters, newspapers, and magazines as compelling evidence. Each chapter is focused on a very specific topic and perfectly leads to the next. Carp gives the reader a concise layout of context, causes, proceedings, and the aftermath of this rebellious show of resolve and determination. By giving the reader the political and cultural

The 1770s was a very important time for the U.S. since there were many changes going on with the people’s social, cultural and economic life. Many people thought that it was time for them to start expressing themselves freely. Many people started rebelling themselves more than ever simply because they wanted to get their voices heard and felt that they were living very unfairly. Back in the day, it wasn’t as common as it is now for many people to show their feelings and emotions towards the rules that their superior had made. (president/king)

Would you be able to throw 19 million cups of soda or your favorite drink overboard a ship? The Boston Tea Party consisted of tea being thrown overboard into the Boston Harbor, the Sons of Liberty throwing the tea into the water, and the British taxing the colonists even more as a result. In the Boston Tea Party, colonists would rather throw their tea overboard than pay the taxes the British made. This was a long process that took brains and courage. The colonists were tired of paying the taxes so they took a stand against it.

Albany Plan was a plan to create a unified government for the Thirteen Colonies. It was proposed by Benjamin Franklin whose desire was to create a unified nation, for the people of America. He realized the chaos of a non official government system and proposed that they establish a presidential position, who was paid by the king, as well as a grand council, which he said would be elected by the assemblies of the colonies. However, this plan was not approved as the French and Indian war had already begun. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, and was the representative of Pennsylvania, Georgia, New Jersey, and Massachusetts.

The American Revolution was justified because the colonists were not being treaty fairy and equally by the British. And according to Jefferson, “people being oppressed have a moral obligation to rebel against their oppressors”. From the beginning, the colonists were not given the full rights as British men, just because they were not living in that country. The Navigation Acts passed by the Parliament to restrict colonial trade, and all of colonial trade with Europe had to go through England, overall they wanted to keep colonies in a position of economic dependency on Britain. And that was a serious damage in the colonial economies and people’s aspirations, it makes many colonists unhappy and smuggle goods to other country. And British