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    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

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    really criticize the Tea Party people, because I came into the White House pretty much on the same basis that they have become popular. That is dissatisfaction with the way things are going in Washington and disillusionment and discouragement about the government.” That is a quote from Jimmy carter on the Boston Tea Party. On April 27, 1773 the British Parliament passed a bill called the Tea Act, saving the nearly bankrupt East India Company by giving them full control of trade on tea to the colonies

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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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    Furthermore, as I read the assigned articles and viewed videos, I realized that my teachers obviously, followed Piaget’s, Vygotsky. Dewey, and Bruner constructivist view because they used the theory of assimilation and accommodation, e.g., the learning of a new experience and changing of a person’s worldview. I also discovered after deep reflection on this week’s assignment, how much of an impact my teachers had on my teaching style. Before retiring, I taught based on what my students needed. Therefore

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    To some the Boston Tea Party was merely an act of radical men, as noted by Joshua Wyeth, “...making so a large cup of tea for the fishes…,” but to others it was a revolutionary statement. At the time, the colonists had to stand together as a nation to defy the submissive Acts that Britain implemented upon them. The issues leading to the Boston Tea Party and the results were discussed by Professor Benjamin Carp’s in his lecture, “Acts of Power: The Boston Tea Party, Thomas Jefferson, and Fears of

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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 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 By Frankie Introduction With the conflict between the British and the colonies intensifying over the rights of “taxation without representation”, both sides continued building more tension that lead up to the Boston Massacre. In this event, the British fired into a crowd of Boston Citizens killing five colonists and leading to a trial against the British soldiers. Now with the lack of the colonist 's concede to the British demands, this lead the colonist refusing to pay taxes

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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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    Tea Act On May 10 of 1773, the Tea Act was passed by the British Parliament. The act did not place a new tax on tea, but it did help the Parliament and one tea company improve their revenue. The East India Tea Company was losing their profits to other companies who illegally sold tea from other countries. The East India Tea Company had too much unsold tea, which caused them to almost go bankrupt. The British Parliament was upset that the British company was losing money because of other companies

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