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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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    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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    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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    minds‚ regarding a spe-cific issue. The difference between political movements and political parties is that parties focus on the political system in a given country. Movements usually involve a social issue that a lot of people have a similar interest in. The contemporary Tea Party movement has much in common with historical movements such as the original Boston Tea Party. First of all‚ what is the Tea Party movement? One of the newer right-wing political

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    generations are metaphorically speaking the same tune. The Tea Party movement began in the summer of 2009.The Occupy Wall Street movement was motioned by the Canadian activist group‚ Adbusters‚ and officially began on September 17‚ 2011. Protesting of these groups are the result of countless intrusions of the United States government and the unequal justice of the corporations that run the capitalist market. The Tea Party movement mainly consists of middle-aged members that

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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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