Boston Tea Party-Tea Party Movement Outline Introduction Statement: The Tea Party that took place in Boston in 1773 has set many platforms up for up and coming movements like the new grass roots conservative movement-the Tea Party Movement that has inspired creative thinking across the nation‚ and of course in its native Boston. I. Background/ History A. 1773 Tea Party 1. Leaders a. Paul Revere 1. Son of Liberty 2. Reasons for starting the tea party a. Unfair English rule b
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conditions‚ and last of all the small huts. Though I thought it would be a fun journey‚ I had to realize what was actually going on. Hours and hours of deciding on to reenlist or not‚ I believe I made the right choice. In 1773 I watched the Boston Tea party unfold right in front of me. Years later the Declaration of Independence is written and changed all of our ways of life. A year later I remember walking with with the man himself‚ Washington‚ walking us to the one and only Valley forge. Which later
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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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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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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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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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Political Party History Before the Democrat and Republican parties began their reign over American politics‚ political parties were constantly changing. The first parties resembled faction’s more than actual parties. The nation’s politicians were known to crowd together around a particular issue. These were usually a reflection of social living in America. A change in political parties meant a change in the way Americans were living their lives. Strong third parties also helped influence the
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History of the Democratic Party The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. When this party makes political decisions‚ the Democratic Party followed a very liberal viewpoint. The Democratic Party is one of the oldest official political parties in the world and it is the oldest official political party in the United States. In 1792‚ Thomas Jefferson started the Democratic Party to oppose the Federalist Party to fight for the Bill of Rights. The Democratic
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The political party is an organization of people who share similar ideas about the way the country should be governed. Political parties perform important tasks in government. First role of political parties is selecting candidates. Second role of political parties is checking the other party. Political parties also informing the public. Most importantly‚ they organize the government (Ushistory org). The history of U.S political parties begins with the Federalists and their opponents the Anti-Federalists
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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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