he Boston Tea Party (referred to in its time simply as "the destruction of the tea" or by other informal names and so named until half a century later‚[2]) was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston‚ a city in the British colony of Massachusetts‚ against the tax policy of the British government and the East India Company that controlled all the tea imported into the colonies. On December 16‚ 1773‚ after officials in Boston refused to return three shiploads of taxed tea to Britain‚ a
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shoemaker in Boston during the 1770’s recalling events of British arrogance and his participation in‚ of the now historic "Boston tea Party". George Hewes‚ the Boston shoemaker‚ was over ninety years old when he tells his story to a journalist in 1834. In my paper I hope to enlighten you on the similarities of the action and attitude of John Malcolm to the importation and sale of tea in the American colonies and why Hewes and his comrades believe their actions were more just‚ than that of the tea sellers
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Events that led to the Boston Tea Party: After the English won the French and Indian war in 1763‚ the King passed the Sugar Act (a set a tax on sugar and molasses)‚ the Stamp Act (a set tax on all legal papers)‚ and the Townshend Acts (taxes on glass‚ paint‚ oil‚ lead‚ paper‚ and tea.) The reason for passing these acts was to make up for all the money lost during the war and to pay for future costs. The colonists saw this as useless‚ and refused to pay the taxes set on certain items. The British
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HOW TO BREAK A BAD HABIT Breaking a bad habit is and can be very hard to do. To start a habit is kind of simple once you think of something like smoking‚ then you have already started the bad habit by thinking of smoking. However when they think they have broken the habit‚ they will fall back to the same habits again when they face problems in life or have some stress in their life after breaking the habit. To keep from falling back in the bad habit‚ you will need some support from your family or
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Conner History 108 11/24/15 Boston Tea Party Boston Tea Party occurred on a winter night of Thursday‚ December 16‚ 1773. It was a pre-revolutionary event of a direct protest that the colonialists used the tea tax that was levied by the British government. The Boston party resulted due to the resentment that the British colonialist had towards the Boston colonists. During the event‚ the Patriots were dressed as Mohawk Indians and attacked the British ships in the Boston harbor. After raiding the three
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An early example of a protest at sea was the Boston Tea Party by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in 1773. An entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company was destroyed by these American colonists in defiance of the Tea Act of 1773. The main goal of the Tea Act was to aid the financially struggling British East India Company by reducing the excess of tea held by the company. Colonists protested to the Tea Act as they believed that it violated their rights as Englishmen to “No taxation without
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I was born in Boston‚ Massachusetts on September 27‚ 1722. At a young age‚ I studied religion and law at Harvard University where I discovered my famous admiration for politics. After achieving my master’s degree 1743‚ focusing heavily on politics‚ I became indecisive with my path of career choice. Soon after‚ I began writing for The Independent Advertiser‚ a radical newspaper‚ where I could express my opinions about British rule anonymously. Unfortunately‚ the newspaper had little success due to
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perseverance. Let us remember that ’if we suffer tamely a lawless attack upon our liberty‚ we encourage it‚ and involve others in our doom. ’ It is a very serious consideration that millions yet unborn may be the miserable sharers of the event." - Samuel Adams Thesis: Few people realize the effect Samuel Adams has had on our country‚ they know of him only that he was a politician at the time of the revolution‚ but he is indeed the father of American independence. "Among those who signed the Declaration
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Figure 1: An adult common shrew sitting atop a moss-covered piece of wood.1] The common shrew has a tricolored coat ranging from gray to black and reddish brown. It has tiny ears and eyes‚ as well as red-tipped teeth. [4] Figure 2: The common shrew is distributed abundantly amongst the Palaearctic and can be found as far east as Lake Baikal in Asia. [2] There are also some isolated populations in France and the Pyrenees. [3] Ecological traits: The common shrew lives in temperate habitats‚ and especially
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Samuel Adams Samuel Adams is one of America’s founding fathers and helped the nation come together at its beginnings. He was born on September 27‚ 1722 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. Adams was one of twelve children born to Samuel Adams‚ Sr.‚ and Mary Adams; in an age of high infant mortality‚ only three of his siblings lived past their third birthday‚ luckily Samuel Adams was one of them to survive. Adams’s parents were devout Puritans‚ and members of the Old South Congregational Church. The family
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