The Tea Party Movement In Skocpol And Williamson's Occupy Nation

American Tempest: How the Boston Tea Party Sparked A Revolution written by Harlow Giles Unger offers an in-depth analysis of the Boston Tea Party. Unger organizes the events in chronological order starting 30 years before the Boston Tea Party occurred. In the end he touches upon the aftermath of the journey towards self-government. The book presents many engaging details and provides the reader with more of a storytelling feel. He describes the colonists hard times and anger towards being taxed by British Parliament. Unger adds insights and conclusions about various topics and the people surrounding the rebellion, which was one of his goals in his writing. He wanted to tell of the untold Tea Party 's impact on American history politically, socially, and economically. The book was intended for the general public, because he wrote “ironically, few, if any Americans today… know the true and entire story of the Tea Party and the Patriots who staged it” (4).

During the Tea Party rallies, there were so many signs that proved a high degree of anger. However, if one needed to capture this information, it is necessary to pause the scenes that pass in a quick manner. It was

This book, “The Shoemaker and The Tea Party” is split into two different sections. The first part is about the events that happened in Boston through the eyes of George Robert Twelves Hewes. The second part is written about the Author, Alfred Young, who asks the question “When Did They Start Calling It the Boston Tea Party”. This book is written about the memory that Hewes had of the many events that he participated in. These events included the Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, and the tarring and feathering of people. The recollections of Hewes helped Americans to realize that we are all equal, and all capable of doing great things to help our country.

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

The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts on December 16, 1773. The citizens of the colonies felt cheated due to the lack of representation in Parliament which caused unfair taxes colonists could not do anything about. In their opinion, they were British citizens as well and deserved the same rights given to those back in the mother country and to not have “virtual representation” where members of Parliament were chosen to speak for those across the sea instead of an election to decide who holds their seat in office. Therefore, when a shipment of highly overpriced tea, due to taxes, docked at the harbor, the Sons of Liberty paraded in dressed as American Indians and in a matter of three hours

The 99 percent consists of average Americans whose homes are being foreclosed upon, who have accrued colossal student loan debt and are most affected by economic setbacks. A definition of power is the “ownership, control, and distribution of resources”. In this way, the 99 percent is powerless in America because they lack the ability to exist independently of the one percent who has the power over the nation’s resources. The one percent has an advantage in its ability to influence the government and public policy. The protestors point to many societal problems as evidence of this inequality. Some of these examples are unequal access to healthcare, poverty, exorbitant student loan debt, unemployment, and unfair practices in the housing market. These are all indicators of the unequal distribution of resources and subsequently power that Occupy Wall Street denounces.

Occupy Wall Street symbolizes their frustrations through the various occupying demonstrations, signs, and most notably, their slogan: “We are the 99%” representing the growing inequality of the wealthiest 1% of America’s population and the rest of the country’s citizens. The top 1% has more than doubled their income over the last thirty years according to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report. In 2007, the richest 1% owned 34.6% of the country’s total wealth. After the Great Recession and economic crisis the amount of the country’s total wealth owned by the 1% grew from 34.6% to 37.1%.

One group of Patriots, named the Sons of Liberty, was created in opposition to the Stamp tax and were created to protect the rights of the colonists and stop “taxation without representation.” The Sons of Liberty partook in the Boston Tea Party, which boosted the morale of colonists and helped them band together for a common cause. Document F explains that it wasn’t just the tax that made the colonists want to break free from the tyrannical rule of Britain, but it was also for the fact that the colonists could not be as independent as before when they were under salutary neglect. The concept of being governed by an almost foreign entity angered colonists much more than the idea of just paying taxes. The point of view of this document is from a man named Peter Oliver from Massachusetts. It is evident that since Massachusetts was one of the most hard hit areas in terms of violence before the revolution, the writer has a much more powerful opinion regarding Britain. Document H emphasizes the diverseness of the term “American” and also praises the lack of prejudice the colonists have for each other compared to Britain. The purpose of this document is to show the benefits of the common sense of identity the colonists possessed. Finally, Document C is about how if the British continue to interfere with the colonies, it will ruin both Britain and the colonies

In the quest to live in America, many Englishmen risked their lives to make the journey, which proved their desire to live a life of comfort and assurance of posterity for their future generations. In the book, The Birth of the Republic, the fears of the colonist’s property and livelihood being threatened is brought to life by Edmund Burke’s comment on British tax laws as “a sure symptom of an ill conducted state;" which signifies the idea that “liberty rested on property, and when Great Britain threatened the security of property, it threatened their liberty.” As a result, large groups of men “In towns and villages everywhere formed themselves into associations which they called “Sons of Liberty” and declared their intention to resist the Stamp Act, as they usually put it,” “to the last extremity.” Like many people in Colonial America, the Sons of Liberty were colonists who believed strongly in the extermination of all British taxes including the Stamp Act, which made “almost anything formally written or printed would have to be on special stamped paper (for it to be taxed).” People feared an overpowering rule from King George iii would soon come if they let the Stamp Act remain active. If the colonists failed to protest the acts, the belief of the Republican Ideology that

American history is full of battles and freedom fighters. From the Boston tea party to voting rights. America fought against a king who was unfair and unjust. They may have had a civil war but it was also for the idea that rights were being taken away. The country has many amazing historical characters that made it the country it is today. This paper will discuss the Boston Tea Party, George Washington’s inaugural address, his warnings upon leaving office as well as the Boston Massacre, the Battles of Lexington and Concord, and John Adams on voting rights.

The residents of Louisiana that adhere to the Tea Party highly value Christianity. From the high number of church goers that mark church as a central social space, to the understanding of their time here on earth as limited--the pollution that burdens them here will not carry over to eternal paradise--the Louisiana residents’ lives are replete with embedded forms of Christian identity reproduction (Hochschild 135). This high value of Christianity is one of the reason why the residents hold strong enmity towards the federal government. Many resonated with Madonna Massey’s sentiment that “things” regulate themselves and that God will “take care of the rest.” Government was simply competing with God’s mandate (Hochschild 73). Nevertheless, the endurance required to reject the overwhelming force that is government, is another value that the Louisiana residents cherish.

In Jill Lepore’s book, The Whites of their Eyes, she argues that the American Revolution has become twisted to fit the role that the Tea Party wants it to fill, instead of the Tea Party realizing that the men of the American revolution were only men and not the heroic figures that they are thought of today. Lepore makes a very reasonable argument using sources from the Founding Fathers as well as interviews with Tea Party members to draw connections between the two and show that the Tea Party is twisting history for their own good and sometimes taking the past out of context. In the book, Lepore switches back and forth from the 1700s to the present day to draw connections between the two. This provides an immediate connection for the reader

This letter indicates the views of the Tea Party and what their views are on the current issues that are occurring in politics. It also outlines the varying political groups that claim the revolutionary war of their own doing. The political group the Tea Party was recently formed and this article talks about their members wanting to go back to having the same political ideas as the rebels did during the revolutionary war. The event of the Tea Party was inspired by many rebels who were all protesting England’s unfair taxation.

Occupy Wall Street’s opposing expression of the disparity between the wealthy and the poor may have begun in good faith by utilizing the Freedom of Speech and General Assembly amendment rights, but the strategies some of the protestors have demonstrated are resulting in adverse reactions against themselves. The Occupy Wall Street movement will assuredly cost affected cities in the double digits of millions of dollars. Increases in payroll, overtime, and business expenses will inadvertently backfire and increase layoffs. The burden the protestors physically place on a city is weighing down an already financially stressed situation. The mass of people and their tent lifestyle is causing a drain on city finances, and alas, the money is coming

Due to the weak state our of economy over the past several years, many organizations and movements have surfaced in order to attempt to make a change to better our country. One of those organizations is the Tea Party and their movement. The Tea Party movement is an effective political force in our society because it is respectable, organized, and focused on common issues.