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    Andrews, John. “The Boston Tea Party.” December 16, 1773. Andrews, a selectman of Boston, described the event in Boston on December 16, 1773. Days prior to the sixteenth, citizens from the county and neighboring towns, held mass meetings for the purpose of discussing what measures needed to be taken regarding the landing of the tea. Stubborn consignees in New York and Philadelphia refused to approve the reshipment of tea, but Thomas Hutchinson Governor of Boston refused to concede. On December 16

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    leave the army when it gets hard, but I am committed to the fight. Britain nearly had complete control over America a couple of years ago, but the Sons of Liberty sneaked aboard the British tea ships in Boston harbor and dumped their cargo of tea overboard in an event that is now called the Boston Tea Party,

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    To be a “Socially responsible” person takes a lot for someone to trust you and for you to receive that award, which is why I chose the assignment “Culminations” due to it being one of the best examples of being a socially responsible person. You give and are trusted with the responsibility of being trusted outside of the school to get lunch because you’ve been doing your work and are considered a “college ready” student. For the "Researcher", I chose the Hamilton assignment, we had to do so

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    The Boston Tea Party was the first significant act of defiance by American colonists and is a defining event in American history. The Boston Tea Party phases five phase starting with the body of the people. The body of the people consist of Samual Adams and over 11,000 men and women in Boston. The second phase was described as the final straw because the people were getting tired of the british at this point. The secret plan was about taking action, the symbolism of the indian dress, and the amount

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    The Boston Tea party was a turning point in our history. It’s affected peoples lives, maybe not ours, but we’ve all heard about the Boston Tea Party right? How many people know the facts? Like that the main tea exported was Bohea Tea, and most of the tea that was drunk was smuggled in. Few people know the details and how it affected everybody’s lives. There are false facts that’ve been told. For example, there is a fact that says the Sons of Liberty were said to have dress up as Mohawk

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    The Boston Tea Party: Act of Terrorism or Valiant Protest There has been a question posed concerning whether or not the Boston Tea Party could be construed as an act of terrorism by the standards defining terrorism in the Patriot Act of 2001. The Boston Tea Party of December 17, 1773 was a famous protest against the British monarchy’s tea taxation where men of the organization the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Native Americans and boarded an English ship that was carrying tea. Once on

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    The Boston Tea Party Rights movements are a big part of your history. Without them, our society would be totally different. Without Cesar Chavez, there would still be farm workers working unfairly in the fields. Without Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, the NCAA and many more, we would still be segregating busses, schools and public restaurants. Rights Movements are life changing events that happen like protests, boycotting and riots. The most famous riot is the Boston Tea Party. This was

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    When The Tea Gets Messed With No One Is Happy A wise man name Patrick Henry once said, “No taxation without representation.” The king started to make the colonists pay taxes on almost everything also known as the Tax Act of 1763 (“The Boston Tea Party”). The colonists, especially got irritated when the king made them only buy tea from the East India Tea Company, also known as the Tea Act of 1773 (“The Boston Tea Party”). The Boston Tea Party was a significant act of disobedience by the colonists

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    The Boston Tea Party Taking Place In US History The Boston tea party took place on December 16, 1773, when a protest against tea taxation became a law; the protesters threw many chests of teas into the Boston harbor. And started drinking smuggles tea. That’s when the Boston tea party took place in us history. The people didn’t buy tea, so it declined the sales of tea by 70 percent. Then a law in 1773 was passed, the law was called the tea act. Which was passed to lower the prices on tea, or they

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    The Boston Tea Party was an important event in the American Revolutionary War because it was the first time the colonists got to respond to unfair laws imposed by the British. On December 16, 1773 at Boston Massachusetts Harbor, approximately 150 members from the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians marched to Boston Harbor where hundreds of people watched the event on docks. They boarded 3 ships that belonged to the British and they threw 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor. This event occurred

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