Political Protests: The Boston Tea Party

Protests are a way that many citizens have historically exercised their right to freedom of speech and as to voice their opinions on current matters in the U.S. as well as other nations. Protests help the uninformed get informed on specific issues, and try to persuade fellow citizens. What were some of the effective aspects of the protests that were portrayed in “The Matrix”, “Battle in Seattle” as well as those in “The Letter from Birmingham Jail”? What were the downfalls? An effective protest is one where an advocated idea gets across to the intended audience. Peaceful protests tend to have a better outcome than those that lead to violence.

In light of the recent presidential election, many people fear for their freedom as restrictions on immigration, religion, and abortion rights have been proposed. As a result of this, on January 20th, countless citizens banded together across America in “Women’s Marches”, the largest of about 400,000 people at Washington, D.C. (10 Actions). At these protests, advocating for people of all genders, races, ethnicities, and sexual orientations, zero arrests were made. These peaceful gatherings gained the attention and unification of many people across the country and motivated citizens to continue to organize events. At the Women’s March on San Francisco, it was said by a speaker that we are “on the right side of history”. As people continue to vocalize their disagreements with the government, change will always be made, though it may be

In the United States, the protest has always been an important tool of democracy, a way for the minority to let itself be heard. Take the Civil Rights movement. Today's race relations are better than they were fifty years ago because a relatively small group of people convinced enough of the country that racism was a disease that would kill everything that made America special.

This quote by Thomas Jefferson was one of his very famous quotes. Because of what Mr. Jefferson said it showed the colonists that they could control the government. This fueled many rebellious acts, as the acts showed the government that the colonists were going to do anything to gain freedom. The Sons of Liberty were a very important, all patriot group that would do anything for freedom. One of the Sons of Liberty 's greatest protest was the Boston Tea Party. This act showed the government that they would do anything, even dump $1,700,000 worth of tea into the harbor for freedom. As a result of the Boston Tea Party the Coercive or Intolerable Acts were passed. These acts were to punish the colonies for their rebellious behavior and stop more of these protests.

The Boston Tea Party was a protest of Massachusetts colonists that were masked or disguised as Mohawks in 1733. The Boston Tea Party was led by Samuel Adams who was against the Tea Act and was also against taxing. The Tea Act was passed by the British Parliament, it was actually the duty to export tea overboard. The British Parliament didn’t like how they tipped 342 crates of tea into the Boston harbor and that’s what happened in the Boston Tea

Night, The colonist were disguised as indians dumping the tons of tea. This act was to to help with financial problems.

However, one of the most popular forms to share and demonstrate our opinions as citizens are marches and protests. Parades and marches were indeed a from the Progressives used to publicize and convince many about their efforts. Despite that, many of these parades, especially in Washington D.C. on March 3, 1913 faced violent responses that included in the assault of many women. This was not always the case. For example, a nonviolent mass direction action is the March on Washington on August of 1963. This march was part of the Civil Rights act movement. This march led from Washington monumental to the Lincoln Memorial and consisted of songs, chants and speeches of civil right leaders that fought for jobs and freedom. Some of the most notable speeches that came out of this march was Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream speech”, which is known to promote racial justice and equality. The previous examples, demonstrated marches and protests for social reforms, but not all marches are related social reforms. Some marches like the Anti- War march in 2003 that voices the opposition of the invasion of Iraq. More than 10 million people in over 600 cities joined these efforts to voice their discontent with the Bush Administration, but many felt and still feel ignored by the administration. In this case, no agreement or compromise could be reached. In our current society, the rise of racial unrest led to various marches such as the Anti- Trump and May Day marches. Marches and protests are a very popular way Americans and citizens from all over the country still use to voice their opinions. They are planned with the goal to lead to social reform or social change. However not all marches end up being nonviolent such as the March on Washington. In fact, many end up violently leading to the involvement of the police. Marches have always existed and will

A man watches a white crescent moon shining upon a Boston harbor. As he sat and watched the light reflect on the roaring sea, and hear the waves crash against the shore, he catches a peculiar site. Wild men they seem to be, throwing boxes of tea into the calm ocean waters from three British cargo vessels. The incident became The Boston Tea Party, which occurred in the year 1773 three years before the Declaration of Independence was issued to King George lll. Through these actions and many more acts of civil disobedience the citizens exercised their individual rights to a peaceful protest to hopefully help present the idea that what the monarchy was doing for instance, taxation without representation, trade barriers, and many more acts were

The colonist that were established in North America considered themselves to be part of Britain and Britain citizens. After the French and Indian War was over King George III ordered everyone that was living in North America to not settle on the east of the Appalachian Mountains, everyone that had been living on the west of the mountains was forced to move east. Colonist started noticing how bad and unfairly they were being treated and how they were being treated as if they were not part of Britain. “In 1765 Parliament passed the Quartering Act that said the colonist needed to find or pay for lodging for British soldiers stationed in America.” To me, this was the start of the American Revolution because of the ongoing unfairness that was portrayed to the colonist.

The movement and specifically the event I would have liked to take part, is what some have labeled “The Original American Protest.” The event I speak of, being the Boston Tea Party, and the movement itself was the start on the American Revolution. The American Revolution may be the most significant yet, overlooked movement in history. One reason I would have wanted to be present at the Tea Party, was because it was one of the first calculated protest against Great Britain, by the American people. By throwing the tea into the harbor the American people stated they were not going to accept the British taxing items they needed to import. Furthermore, it told the British they were not going to surrender to the British’s reign any longer. This

The Tea act had been enacted by British Parliament on May 10, 1773. The act was to help raise funds for the British East India Company, who was running out of money. The law had created a way for the Company to inexpensively sell tea to the American Colonies. Another reason this act had been passed was to stop the colonists who had been getting around the taxes by smuggling. The colonists were now forced to pay taxes. The colonists were upset with this new law because they could no longer smuggle tea and they were forced to give in to the British. The dispute between the American colonists and British Parliament later led to an even greater conflict, known as the Boston Tea Party.

Hey kyle great question i think many Americans feel that to be heard you have to do some type of protest.Because protests do draw lots of media coverage, research shows, because of journalists’ appetite for anything novel or unusual.But several new studies on the psychology behind protests show that, perversely, “extreme” protests like that at Berkeley also undermine activists’ overarching goal of attracting more people to their movement. What’s worse, activists don’t realize they are hoisting themselves with their own smoke bombs.A prototypical extreme protest is something where vandalism occurs or violence is threatened, or protesters behave in a violent way, or an interstate highway gets shut down.The problem is, the extreme protesters didn’t

To ensure social change in our societies citizens of every nation should have a say in all the socioeconomically and political issues that surround them. The systems of our current society advocate for individuals to participate in the government as a contribution to society. Yet at times publicized backlash from both people, media and even the government can diminish participation. In the United States expressing concerns to the government is a constitutional right that every American can exercise. In the past decades, great progress has been achieved through protesting. These organized protests have changed the country for the better in the long run. Although progress was attained the difficulties and violence these movements caused have made civil protest a movement on its own.

In this essay “Protesting 101” the authors state that many protests are ineffective and in order for the leaders of the country or event to listen, the people should use leverage to achieve their goal. The authors go into depth about past protest and the effectiveness of it. Many protests can have a variety of people attending the protest. The number of people can range from more than a million of people to less than 500 attendees. The authors point out that regardless of the number of people attending, it doesn’t matter because the government or institution will most likely not listen and ignore the protest.

Since the recent 2016 presidential election, protests have become a common occurrence. Peaceful resistance to laws is something fundamentally American. Since the formation of this young nation, demonstrators have taken to the streets to express their distaste for certain laws and politicians.