American Revolution Diary

Thomas Paine makes a statement and compares the king to a thief that stole their land. Paine states, “but if a thief breaks into my house, threatens to kill me, or those that are in it, and to “bind me in all cases whatsoever” to his absolute will, am I to suffer it?”(Paine). Trying to persuade people to join the fight, Paine is asking the colonists why they are subjecting their selves to the tyranny of the king; furthermore, Paine is explaining that the colonists have no choice, but to fight or they will forever be under the tyranny of the king. Patrick Henry makes a statement about the petition in his speech that says, “Is it that insidious smile with which our petition has been lately received?”(Henry). With his rhetorical question, Patrick Henry is trying to show the colonists that the king did not care for their petition and would not settle for anything. Therefore, Henry would then go on to state why they should declare war on Britain and gain their

In his speech, Henry uses rhetorical devices to suggest that Americans need to join the cause for the looming war. The first use of rhetorical questioning occurs about halfway into his speech, when he proposes, “…what means this martial array, if its purpose be not to force us into submission?” (Henry 102). During this timeframe, Britain sent in troops to quiet the rebellious acts of the citizens, such as the Boston Tea Party, where Americans dumped 10,000 pounds of British tea into Boston Harbor. In this quote, Henry takes a different perspective, implying that the British sent these troops in to submiss the colonies, to keep them firmly under British control. This affects his audience by making them feel inferior to the British. Towards the end of his speech, Henry mentions that, “Our brethren are already in the field. Why stand we here idle?” (Henry 103). Henry refers to the open resistance in Massachusetts, and the people already fighting for independence. In his rhetorical question, Henry probes why most Americans stand by while others actively participate. This proves his point that America must go to war immediately, and that some already agree with him. These rhetorical questions are just two examples of Henry using literary techniques to convince listeners to go to war with Great Britain.

The Boston Tea Party was a political protest that took place on December 16, 1773 in Boston Harbor in Boston, Massachusetts. The Sons of Liberty led by Samuel Adams, dressed as Mohawk Indians destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent from the East India Company by throwing chests full of tea into the Boston Harbor. George Hewe’s, an eyewitness of the event writes in his journal, “In about three hours from the time we went on board, we had thus broken and thrown overboard every tea chest to be found in the ship, while those in the other ships were disposing of the tea in the same way, at the same time.” (Hewes). The Sons of Liberty, a secret group formed by the 13 colonies to protect the rights of the colonists, protested in opposition of the Tea Act implemented on May 10, 1773. The Tea Act was an act placed by the British Parliament in order to raise revenue for Great Britain that required tax on

According to "Report of the Boston Tea Party, Boston Gazette", the pre-Boston Tea Party time was one of great tensions between not only the colonists and the citizens and crown back in Britain, but also with the loyalists who resided in the colonies and wanted to remain loyal to the monarchy. Those who wanted to break away showed extreme loathing towards loyalists and in many cases caused physical and emotional harm to them and loved ones, such as the case of Ann Hulton whose brother was tarred and feathered not just once, but twice, the second time in front of his parents. In a mezzotint attributed to Philip Dawe, the image depicts the Bostonians forcing scalding tea down the throat of John Malcolm, a customs official in retaliation against the taxes imposed by the British government, the liberty tree, and the Boston Tea Party taking place in the background. Officials representing the British Monarchy in any form were loathed and often were the targets of what the British viewed as terrorist attacks but, in the eyes of the colonists, were mere displays of their willingness to retaliate. The outbursts of aggression only served to further divide them and fed the fire that led to war. The colonists explored their own levels of revolution and rebellion against Britain and its followers. The concept of freedom from a king and crown was a new one to

According to Patrick Henry, “I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” (Henry 7). Patrick Henry was able to give an outstanding speech at the Virginia Convention, regarding the actions needing to be taken by the colonists. This speech included the criticizing and denouncing of Great Britain, along with the urging of the colonists to fight for independence. This including that the colonists need to become prepared because the unjust actions of the British were not simply going to go away. Henry urges the colonists to fight for the freedom that they rightfully deserve, and he does it extremely well. In Patrick Henry’s ‘Speech to the Virginia Congress’, he demonstrates passionate pathos appeals and rhetorical questioning to persuade the colonists to stand up for themselves and join the fight for their freedom.

“Do you know when the next boat is returning to Toronto? Not that I’m not enjoying this, it’s just that I can’t disappear without a trace, Florence would worry,” she said.

1st, Resolved, That whoever shall aid, or abet, or in any manner assist in the introduction of tea, from any place whatsoever, into this colony, while it is subject, by a British act to parliament, to the payment of a duty, for the purpose of raising a revenue in American, he shall be deemed an enemy to the liberties of America.

King George reacted to the “Boston Tea Party” by imposing “the Intolerable Acts” A core and critical cause of the revolution. Some of “the Intolerable Acts” were as follows: First “the Boston Port Act” which stated that, a complete shutdown of the Boston port to a future time when the Dutch East India Company would’ve been

They asked questions such as “Does Britain have the right to tax America?”, “Why punish Boston alone?”, and “Shouldn’t we hear Boston speak in its defense?”. Some who knew the American spirit predicted that the bill would cause a rebellion in America. Lord Dartmouth, the British-appointed Secretary of State, predicted that the acts would be met with temporary anger that would subside but that distress would soon bring the people to their senses. Despite some debate in Parliament, however, the bill became law within just a few months after the Boston Tea Party. When it passed, Edmund Burke said “This is the day, then, that you wish to go to war with all America, in order to conciliate that country to

Roach declined Hutchinson’s repeal and that is when a meeting for a protest befell. Samuel said that the meeting could no nothing for to save the country so the Sons of Liberty headed out to the Boston port to the ships Dartmouth, Beaver, and Eleanor disguised as Indians. They went onto the ships and began to throw casks of tea overboard. When the morning had reached, 340 tea casks had been hurled into the water. As a result, the British Parliament decided that punishment was due and they passed the Corceive Acts. These acts were seen by colonists as a breach of natural rights. Regardless of the British Parliament, Samuel Adams continued to boycott the British government, and eventually lead to the American Revolutionary War and the monumental Declaration of

“Give me liberty or give me death!” This statement from Patrick Henry’s “Speech to the Virginia Convention,” delivered to the House of Burgesses, has been quoted by many, becoming almost cliché. However, the declaration is truly understood by a select few. The unjust Stamp Act passed by the British crown in 1765, brought fame and notoriety to Henry as he spoke out against the unjust taxation without representation. Ten years later on the eve of revolution, Henry calls upon the Colonial government of which he is part, to act for the betterment of the people. Patrick Henry attempts to persuade the House of Burgesses to revolt and declare war against Britain by logically convincing them that it is their natural right to be free and calling on

Before their arrival, most of the colonies had become aware of the act that had been imposed and resolved to reject any tea shipments from the East India Company, refusing all ships to come inland — all except for Boston. In late November, three shiploads of tea arrived at Griffin’s Wharf in Boston harbour. The Dartmouth arriving first was prevented from being unloaded by a man by the name of Samuel Adams. Adams was the leader of the Sons of Liberty, a group of men united to resist new taxation. It was only a few days later when two more ships arrived: Eleanor and Beaver. Upon their arrival, the colonists held a meeting at the Old South Meetinghouse determining that the ships should be released without any payment of duty. Thomas Hutchinson, the Royal Governor, heard about the colonists meeting and immediately refused the ships to leave, insisting that the taxes must be paid. This greatly infuriated the colonists and that evening, they planned to retaliate. On the night of December 16, 1773, Samuel Adams led a group of colonists who disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians. This group of men, the Sons of Liberty, consisted of artisans, craftsmen and many others who were determined to defend their rights against the British. The masked-men “boarded the three British ships and dumped over three-hundred and forty-two chests of tea into the Boston

People were very mad that a law has been against the Tea Tax that had been imposed by the British

The 1773 Tea Act did cause the American Revolution in that it sparked huge opposition amongst the colonists. It was the third time that the British had tried to tax the Americans — both the 1765 Stamp Act and the 1767 Townshend Duties had been repealed due to such opposition. The Tea Act was the final straw for many colonists — the Sons of Liberty organised a huge protest in which they boarded the ships carrying the East India Company’s tea, and threw £10,000 worth of tea into the sea in defiance. This was known as the Boston Tea Party and demonstrated to the British that the Americans were not willing to accept British taxation. The slogan ‘no taxation without representation’ was frequently used, showing how the Americans felt the British, in trying to tax them, were attempting to impose a tyrannical rule. The Boston Tea Party provoked outrage in Britain, with many of the politically conscious calling for the Americans to be punished. This then led to the Coercive Acts in 1774, which aimed at isolating Boston — although it only resulted in increasing the tension between the

I had just received the letters from one of my high-ranking subordinate. It states that the colonists in the new land are angry and upset about the Parliament acts. I King George the Third, am highly appalled over be statements given by the colonists. Those colonists just fought a war against the natives and French that I help fund to protect them from getting Massacred. I am already angry over they’re misguided, Troublesome, thugs that destroyed a boatload of valuable tea. Immediately I would ask my subordinate to find somebody to take charge while I'm gone and set sail for the colonies.