Boston: The Grievances Of Boston

You might think that the Boston Tea Party was just some irregular people dumping tea in the sea. But, actually it was a protest about the awful taxes that were put on the British tea. So, a group of patriots called the Sons of Liberty decided to dump the tea into the Boston Harbor. The Sons of Liberty and colonists wanted to prove a point that the taxes were atrocious and the British’s taxes on the tea were stealing their business. They indeed dumped tea into the sea, but the whole point was to protest the British and their taxes. The Sons of Liberty were the people who did the tea dumping process and the tea

The Tea Act was an excellent example of how the British treatment was extremely aggressive. For instance, Britain banned all sale on non-britain tea, which then lead to the colonists getting extremely aggravated. By doing this, the colonists of Boston, Massachusetts rebled by dressings as mohawks, and dumping all tea into the Boston Harbor, which soon would be called, “The Boston Tea Party”.

Many of the clauses in the Grand Remonstrance addressed religious issues like grievances from Puritanism and the Church of England. John Pym wrote most of the grievances that addressed religion, church government, and Parliament. Parliament aimed most of the grievances at the Papists and Arminians: "the Papists of England … still retained a purpose and resolution to weaken the Protestant parties in all parts .. to make way for the change of religion." Pym wanted religious and political uniformity, but the House of Commons and Lords became divided by the strong language, convictions, and judgements against the King and the Anglican Church in the lists of complaints. The debates on the Remonstrance were intense and serious. Some prominent parliamentarians like Hyde, Falkland, and Dering spoke against the Remonstrance and changed their minds on King Charles I and decided to become Royalists. Moderate parliamentary leaders had to choose if they agreed with John Pym's aggressive hatred for Catholic sentiments and his strong belief in the authority of Parliament rooted in English tradition. Overall, the Grand Remonstrance represented the strong and radical religious and political convictions of John Pym after 30 years in

Another concern among the protestors was the preservation of their homeland. After the king created the Anglican Church and ordered Cromwell to implement the new governmental policies, a series of attacks and pillages were carried out by marauding thieves and Scots. The English rulers did little to stop these attacks, which greatly angered the English countrymen. As a show of their discontent with the government’s incompetence, the protestors chose to implement a section regarding the attacks and how little is being done to prevent them. In the Marcher’s Proclamation in 1536, there is a section

There was no time in Boston that was most emphasized, than the 1850’s to 1900’s. In the city of Boston there were a lot of changes that had occurred between the second half of the 19th century, not only with the city but also with the people living in Boston. Boston has always been changing and in transition.

Once again, the colonists were angry that they were being taxed on basic needs. This anger only grew through the Boston Massacre incident, where five colonists were killed, and the Boston Tea Party, where enraged colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. The last straw for the colonists seemed to be the passing of the Coercive Acts, otherwise known as the Intolerable Acts. These acts were created to regulate and basically restrict the colonists to make them realize that Parliament was in control. Colonists did not agree with this act, specifically the Quartering Act which required them to house British soldiers, as well as feed and clothe them. These acts and taxations, along with the violent incidents that occurred in Boston, and a lack of colonial representation in the Parliament caused the colonists to

Similar to the way that the colonial and British perspectives greatly varied for the Boston Massacre, their opinions are once again vastly different for the Battles of Lexington and Concord. In this event as well, both parties attempt to place the blame on the other which is not unusual due the nature of the sources. However, this highlights the large amount of bias evident in all of the accounts. For the colonial perspective, there are two statements, each from a member of a colonial militia that fought during the Battles of Lexington and Concord. Both of these sources place the blame on the British soldiers and claim that the British fired first, killing several colonists. One account, from the Battle of North Bridge, claims that the colonists were ordered to hold their fire and that they didn’t fire until the British opened fire upon them. The other account, from soldier who fought during the skirmish at the Lexington Green, states that the colonists did not even get a single shot off, at least not before the soldier whose account this is was wounded. This source also claims that the British commanding officers were yelling at and insulting the colonists as their ranks closed on the milita. Both these sources are very similar to the colonial perspectives of the Boston Massacre because they all place the blame on the British soldiers and attempt to make themselves appear as the victims.

In the novel, Defiance of the Patriots: The Boston Tea Party and the Making of America, the author Benjamin L. Carp gives an incredibly in-depth description of the events of the Boston tea party. In the Introduction, Carp argues that the “party” was not a singular event, but rather a catalyst for the impending Revolution. He presents each chapter as a new aspect of the event while offering primary sources, letters, newspapers, and magazines as compelling evidence. Each chapter is focused on a very specific topic and perfectly leads to the next. Carp gives the reader a concise layout of context, causes, proceedings, and the aftermath of this rebellious show of resolve and determination. By giving the reader the political and cultural

Although unsuccessful, this type of forced riot exemplifies the Westerners having a vendetta against the migrators and trying to interfere with their life to force them out of their homeland. An additional example is the issue of weighing cotton for pay; owners fixed the scales to avoid paying workers the correct amount. At the end of the day, people need money to eat and provide for their families and those with the most money have the easiest time surviving. The message taken from this is that, in order to survive, these people had to fight and outsmart each other in human versus human type interactions; may the best man win.

This document announced to the world the separation of the thirteen colonies, provided a list of charges against Kind George III that justified the actions of the thirteen colonies, as well as a preamble that summarizes the fundamental principles of American self-governance – the right to liberty, equality, and the pursuit of happiness. There are a total of 28 paragraphs stating the grievances committed by King George III, which are mostly based on the English laws that were violated during the Revolutionary war, and which were supposed to be guaranteed to all Englishmen, including the colonies. These grievances will directly reflect on the U.S Bill of Rights, creating a document which would forbid such actions from taking place

This complaint is actually two lodged in one, the desire for freedom, and the need for money. This makes it a much stronger complaint than the others, and justifies their call for freedom.

The Boston Massacre was an important event in U.S. history, that lead to the American

With colonists throwing snowballs with shards of ice to colonists laying on the ground and losing blood. 5 colonist deaths and 6 nonfatal injuries that profoundly affected their day-to-day lives. The Boston Massacre was a fatal altercation between a mob of violent protesting colonists and a group of British soldiers protecting themselves. It occurred on the night of March 5th, 1770, a small argument broke out between a few colonists and British Private Hugh White in front of the Custom House in Boston. After a while, more colonists started to gather around creating an agitated mob. Many think that the British were at fault for firing when not given permission, and others think the colonists were at fault for harassing and mocking the

Raise your hand if you know the total number of grievances against King George III. (Call on a few raised hands) No, more like 28. One grievance blames King George III's

The list of grievances strongly appeals to his audience’s emotions. Jefferson utilizes a powerful, emotional diction to implement the colonists’ sentiments toward the King’s character into his writing. He uses certain words such as tyrants, invasions, murders, abdicated, death, desolation, cruelty, barbarous, and destruction. These words make the audience establish a sympathetic feeling towards the colonists and that the King is “totally unworthy [to be] the Head of a civilized nation” and “unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” Jefferson emphatically proves the injustice and brutality of the King and Parliament.