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    The Boston Tea party helped repeal tax on tea and made a stand on the British. But was it necessary? When thinking of the Boston Tea party, tea being dumped into a river or an ocean comes to mind. But there is so much more than that. The questions that should come to mind are; was it necessary, who and how it was organized, what effects did it have on the British East India Company and on the United States. The British taxed American colonist on many things, including sugar, paper, lead, and paint

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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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    Boston Tea Party Historical Society As a little girl, I believed that The Boston Tea Party was just that, a tea party. But it was not just any tea party that I had envisioned; it was the most decedent tea party to ever grace the earth. It had everything, from hand painted china to crisp white table clothes. There were over a hundred varieties of tea, each one having been imported from a different location. China, France, Italy, England, you name it. The women that attended this tea party were well

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    The Actions That Led to Boston Tea Party: 1773 On December 16, 1773, American Patriots disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians boarded the ships of the East Indian Company docked in the Boston Harbor, and poured all the tea that was on the three ships into the ocean. They emptied three-hundred forty-two chests of tea which was valued at more than 10,000 pounds. This event became known as the Boston Tea Party. It was a reaction to the Tea Act of 1773. The Tea Party was the key event that started the

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    1774 after the Boston Tea Party.) American colonists gave everything for independence. While independence did not come immediately, many events triggered the Revolutionary war and eventual forming of the Nation we call home. Colonists banded together through oppression and tyranny caused by the British. Prior to the Boston Tea Party, the colonists quietly adhered to Britain's rules and taxations. Over time, angst and anger built up which erupted into the iconic Boston Tea Party. Men came together as

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    Boston Tea Party What ?:The Boston Tea Party was a protest with the American Colonists against the British government. They protested by going on three trade ships in Boston Harbor and throwing tea overboard into the ocean. Some of the american colonists were dressed as Mohawk Indians,to symbolize freedom. When ?:The Boston Tea Party took place on Thursday December 16,1773. Where ?:This all happened in Boston in the boston Harbor, on 3 boats,which were called the Dartmouth, the Eleanor, and the

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    made them keep taxing the tea only. The colonist’s were still very upset with the tea tax. That is what leaded to the Boston Tea party (the tea act). The Boston Tea Party had the best impact on the colonists towards fighting for their Independence. From my opinion Britain could have made things fair for everyone, but the King was selfish. The colonist’s were very upset with Britain, because they won’t stop taxing, but once they did stop they only taxed the tea. That was not good for the

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    What is so impressive about George Robert Twelves Hewes? Alfred F. Young opens his monograph The Shoemaker and the Tea Party: Memory and The American Revolution by posing the question, “How does an ordinary person win a place in history?” Superficially, Hewes had an extraordinarily long life for a man in New England in the 18th century. However, leading such a prolonged life, in such a polarizing period in Boston, Massachusetts Hewes was an effective vessel to examine the larger issues of the

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    Boston harbor and threw 342 chests of tea overboard. The Sons of Liberty were a secret society that came together to protect the rights, freedom, and liberty of the colonists. Among the Sons of Liberty were artisans, craftsmen, doctors, lawyers, business owners, common men, ect. What caused the Boston Tea party? There were several factors that keyed in to create the general cause of the Boston Tea party. One cause was that the Patriots had been smuggling tea for years before the event. They did this

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    The Texas Tea Party is one of the many Tea Parties spread thought the United States. The Texas division itself is split further into many subdivision groups of the Texas Tea Party; including the McKinney Tea Party, Mason Tea Party, and the North Houston Tea Party Patriots. All Tea Parties share core principles of free markets, fiscal responsibility, Constitutional Republic, limited government, lower taxes, and national sovereignty. Additionally, the movement of the Texas Tea Party affords a home

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