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    course of the colonists lives. With events such as the Boston Tea Party and various treaties being signed as acts of defiance against both the British and the French powers‚ the colonists as new Americans‚ were very rebellious in the years leading up to American declaring its independence from Great Britain. The issues the new nation faces against these global powers helped influence the domestic issues in the new country. The Boston Tea Party in 1773 was an event that the new colonists planned as an

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    Sons of Liberty have done many terrible barbarous things in our country. They caused the Boston Tea Party and refused to pay the taxes given to them by the government. The Sons of Liberty caused and created the Boston Tea Party. The party took place on December 16‚ 1773 on the Boston Harbor. They dressed as Natives to hide their true identity and get away with breaking the law. The value of the tea that was dumped into the harbor was estimated to have been worth $1800 then and $700‚000 today inside

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    factor of age. Age is significant because it can be a predictor of the comfort an individual has with social media. One of the main differences between the groups is the focus on outcomes. While Occupy was primarily concerned with social change‚ the Tea Party was concerned with electoral outcomes. There are also some similarities between the groups. Both groups were founded based on financial concerns. Both groups were highly regionalized‚ with some areas featuring higher activity than others. These similarities

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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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    words" is very true in this case. We have been peacefully protesting the government since the government was created actually even prior to that. We protested the British taxing our tea by dumping

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    possible‚ and the fight isn’t lost‚ plus there is really no reason to not re-enlist. Some others people aren’t re-enlisting‚ though. The others wanted to know why‚ so I will explain. Signs of war started in 1773 when the Boston Tea party happened. From what I heard‚ the Boston Tea party made the sea more sweet. War definitely seemed to stir when the Declaration

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    stamps‚ and if there were no stamps; you go to jail. The townshend act sparked the revolt. This act made tea‚ lead‚ and paint. Colonists tarred and feathered tax collectors and drove them out. In Boston (one of the most populated cities) thousands of Redcoats were sent to tax and hold them in control.

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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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    In Alfred Young’s The Shoemaker and the Revolution‚ the American Revolution is experienced by a regular citizen of the colonies‚ George Robert Twelves Hewes. This gives a new‚ different perspective on the events leading up to the revolution. Robert Hewes had encounters with British Soldiers and did not like them. This is what fueled his drive to help lead the revolutionary movement. Alfred Young wrote this piece using the writings of James Hawkes and Benjamin Thatcher from their face to face interviews

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