Review: The Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party
As Samuel Adams once said, “It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.”
Sam, the leader of the Sons of Liberty, proved himself correct with the influence in conducting such a prominent quest known as The Boston Tea Party. Adams achieved his goal in planting the idea of freedom into the colonists imaginative minds, by executing such a plot.
Kull and others believe taxes defined as “Payments to the government in exchange for services for citizens”, but this definition does not describe the taxes passed upon the American colonists. In somewhat opinionated ways, Krull wrote about how King George the third, who controlled the …show more content…
As an attempt to collect the colonists’ money, British Parliament imposed the taxation of paper items upon America (Krull 13-16). Krull mentioned that until the passing of this act, the colonists never before paid any direct taxes, and it affected almost everyone (16-17). Realizing that the payments of the act helped to equip and supply the stationed British troops, the colonists reacted with hard opinions, and merciless riots. After months and months of seemingly unending protest, Parliament finally gave in and decided to repeal the brutal tax. Though it didn't have a very large impact on Great Britain, in the colonists’ eyes, they won their first “Battle” (“The Tea Act and Tea Parties”).
The repeal of the Stamp Act, although a huge relief to the colonists, did not end the tax threat. In a few short years they had another problem on their hands, the …show more content…
The tension really mounted as the Patriot Group Led by samuel Adams, tried to persuade the consignees and then the governor to accept their approach. After the Boston Tea Party, In Boston the chosen merchants, including two of Governor Thomas Hutchinson’s sons as well as his nephew, refused to concede (History.com Staff). The Boston Tea Party had its origin in Parliaments effort to rescue the financially weakened East India Company so as to continue benefiting from the company’s valuable position in India (History.com Staff). After the “party”, Parliament was Furious. They saw the destruction of chests as destruction of property by Boston thugs who did not have any courage to admit their actions ("The Tea Act and Tea
As Samuel Adams once said, “It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.”
Sam, the leader of the Sons of Liberty, proved himself correct with the influence in conducting such a prominent quest known as The Boston Tea Party. Adams achieved his goal in planting the idea of freedom into the colonists imaginative minds, by executing such a plot.
Kull and others believe taxes defined as “Payments to the government in exchange for services for citizens”, but this definition does not describe the taxes passed upon the American colonists. In somewhat opinionated ways, Krull wrote about how King George the third, who controlled the …show more content…
As an attempt to collect the colonists’ money, British Parliament imposed the taxation of paper items upon America (Krull 13-16). Krull mentioned that until the passing of this act, the colonists never before paid any direct taxes, and it affected almost everyone (16-17). Realizing that the payments of the act helped to equip and supply the stationed British troops, the colonists reacted with hard opinions, and merciless riots. After months and months of seemingly unending protest, Parliament finally gave in and decided to repeal the brutal tax. Though it didn't have a very large impact on Great Britain, in the colonists’ eyes, they won their first “Battle” (“The Tea Act and Tea Parties”).
The repeal of the Stamp Act, although a huge relief to the colonists, did not end the tax threat. In a few short years they had another problem on their hands, the …show more content…
The tension really mounted as the Patriot Group Led by samuel Adams, tried to persuade the consignees and then the governor to accept their approach. After the Boston Tea Party, In Boston the chosen merchants, including two of Governor Thomas Hutchinson’s sons as well as his nephew, refused to concede (History.com Staff). The Boston Tea Party had its origin in Parliaments effort to rescue the financially weakened East India Company so as to continue benefiting from the company’s valuable position in India (History.com Staff). After the “party”, Parliament was Furious. They saw the destruction of chests as destruction of property by Boston thugs who did not have any courage to admit their actions ("The Tea Act and Tea