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One of the most famous incidents leading up to the American Revolution, the "Boston Tea Party", fueled tensions on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. This paper describes this incident and traces events leading up to and following it.

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This paper reviews the events and policies which led the American colonists to cast off the leash of England and fight for autonomy. The paper analyzes England's logic and purpose behind the Stamp Act, Townshend Act and Quartering Act. It also discusses the effects of the Seven Years War, Boston Massacre and monopoly of the East India Trading Company on the reasoning of the Americans. Finally, it describes how all of these events led up to the Boston Tea Party.

From the Paper
"Hoping to starve Boston into submission was yet another mistake Britain made. It only united the Colonies more in their fight against the Crown, the other major cities sent supplies to Boston so it could out last the act. England brought the Revolution upon itself, the King and Parliament made poor decisions when it came to the Colonies. England thought that they could force the Colonies into union; they did not recognize that the more they tried to unite, the more the Colonists resisted."
"The Boston Tea Party was indeed the first Act of Revolution in the war, James Stokesbury says, "In fact it [The Boston Tea Party] was the chief turning point in the progression toward revolution (34)." I would say it was also the point of no return, because after such a dramatic work of rebellion the Americans could not crawl back, they had to continue on that path. The tea party set the tone of how the war would be fought and won."

Tags:revolution, Britain, quartering, stamp, Townshend, colonies, independence, liberty

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This paper documents the events leading up to the violence of the Boston Tea Party on the evening of December 16, 1773.

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"When the Boston Tea Party occurred on the evening of December 16,1773, it was the culmination of many years of bad feeling between the British government and her American colonies. The controversy between the two always seemed to hinge on the taxes, which Great Britain required for the upkeep of the American colonies. Starting in 1765, the Stamp Act was intended by Parliament to provide the funds necessary to keep peace between the American settlers and the Native American population. The Stamp Act was loathed by the American colonists and later repealed by parliament. (http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/History.htm) However, the British government quickly enacted other laws designed to solve monetary problems. Each act was met with resistance. The Boston Tea Party was the final act of focused rage against a Parliamentary law."

Tags:british, colonist, history, taxation

From the Paper
"The purpose of this research is to examine the events and issues surrounding the Boston Tea Party. The plan of the research will be to set forth the overall chronology of issues that emerged and established the political context in which the Tea Party could take place, and then to discuss the impact of the incident on the colonies, in particular the British responses that ultimately led to the Revolutionary War.

An appropriate understanding of the importance of the Boston Tea Party cannot be obtained without an understanding of the issues and events that preceded it. The Party, which occurred in 1773, actually had its origins several years earlier, in the wake of the French and Indian War, which ended in 1763. In 1766, Parliament passed the Quartering Act, which provided for "billeting, provisioning and discipline of British forces . . ."

From the Paper
"BACKGROUND

The Boston Tea Party was an act of resistance against the policies of taxation imposed on the American colonies by Great Britain. It was a deliberate act, unlike many of the demonstrations and riots that had taken place in the months before over such issues as the Stamp Act and the Townshend Act. The dumping of the tea into Boston harbor would also be a strong rallying point for the different elements in colonial society and would be greeted with cheers by the people in and around Boston. Historians have changed their view of the degree to which the Boston Tea party was decisive in propelling the nation toward revolution and of the role played by class differences in the onset of the Revolution.

Prior to the start of the American Revolution, there was ..."

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A complete discussion of the prominence of the city of Boston in the eventual breach and Colonial rebellion with England, including some of the important personages of Boston, and traditions and qualities of Boston that contributed to the break is provided in essay format. The paper looks at the impact of the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party.

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"The breach with England that preceded the American Revolution fomented primarily in Massachusetts and New England particularly Boston..."

Tags:John Adams, Sam Adams, Ben Franklin, King George III, American Revolution, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, taxation, Parliament, representation, colonies, colonists, independence, self-governance, politics

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The paper looks at Boston during the 17th century and discusses the early 1770s, when Boston gave birth to some of the most vehement demonstrations to wrest the colonial governments away from British control, such as the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party. The paper also outlines the situation in Boston after independence was won, during the Civil War and after the outbreak of War II. The paper concludes that it seems the city will continue to play an important role as an educational and cultural powerhouse.

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"Boston is one of America's oldest and most historic cities. It is the capital and the most populous city of Massachusetts, one of the thirteen first states of the United States of America. However, Boston's history stretches back even farther than the existence of the American union. It was founded on November 17, 1630 by Puritans, and the city in its oldest cobblestone and brick quarters still retains much of its distinct Puritan look in its architecture and design ("Boston, Massachusetts: City History," CityLights, 2008). Some wits might also say that it does so in some of its attitudes, such as the fact that Boston's public transportation system the 'T' closes shortly after midnight, while New York City's subways runs all night!"

Tags:immigrants, culture, Irish, Boston, Tea, Party

From the Paper
"INTRODUCTION
Although considerable scholarship has been devoted to the accomplishments of the founding fathers and their role in liberating the colonies from Great Britain, the real heroes of the American Revolution were ordinary men. These men hailed from the lower strata of society, and included working class urbanites, rural peasants, immigrants, and blacks, both free and slave. Such men provided the muscle and participated in mob action against British tyranny. Mass movements such as these led to war in the American colonies.

Economic interests played a larger role in the American Revolution than many historians care to acknowledge. Granted, the ideals of freedom, liberty, and the rights of man were at the forefront in much of the rhetoric espoused by the founding.."

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This paper details the life of former slave and abolitionist author Frederick Douglass, in 19th century America. Douglass himself was born a slave and as a young man seeking freedom, ran away to England to escape the bonds of slavery. This paper examines Douglass' firsthand understanding of the demoralizing conditions of slavery and his desire, from early on, to help to put an end to the situation. This paper details Douglass' involvement in successfully paving the way for the Abolition Movement in the United States. The writer also delves into the background of Hewes, a poor Boston shoemaker, who by virtue of a coincidental introduction to John Hancock, came to participate in the Boston Tea Party, an unusual role for someone of his humble station in life. The writer contends and explains why the era of Douglass was more representative, than that of Hewes. Hewes was an unusual man for his station in life, but Douglass was a common man for his station in life. Douglass exemplified and represented slaves of his time, while Hewes was an anomaly for his time. Hewes and Douglass themselves each made important, though different, contributions to America, which are described in this paper.

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"While George Robert Twelve Hewes was clearly a man who was unusual for his time, Frederick Douglass was just as much a man of his time. He represented his era, and his era represented him: Douglass was a slave, and his era was slavery. However, Douglass helped pave the way for the successful Abolition Movement in the United States, and the post-Civil War abolition of American slavery in 1865. Frederick Douglass himself was born a slave, and as a young man seeking freedom, ran away first to the North, and then to England (when he was already a well-known author and speaker worldwide) in order to escape the bonds of slavery. It was the English who bought his freedom; only then could Douglass return to America a free man and be reunited there with his wife and children."

Tags:u.s., history, slavery, boston, tea, party, 19th, 18th, century, author, literature

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This paper looks at the events on the road to American democracy from the establishment of the first permanent English settlement in the New World at Jamestown in 1607, to George Washington's Farewell Address in 1797. It examines the colonial spirit of independence which powered the unstoppable American desire for self-rule. This spirit led Americans on an amazing journey, from the Virginia Rebellion of 1676, the French and Indian War, the Boston Tea Party, to The American Revolution, The Declaration of Independence, The Articles of Confederation and finally the Constitution of the United States.

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"These events inflamed the relationship between Britain and the Americas for several reasons. First, it angered colonial merchants. Second, it revived American anger over taxation without representation. American colonists soon responded by boycotting tea, and the actions of several colonies to prevent East India Company ships from landing in their harbors. In Boston, agents of the East India Company attempted to land their boats against the colonists' wishes. As a result, 150 colonists, masquerading as Mohawk Indians went aboard the East India Company's ships, and threw the tea chests into the harbor."

Tags:virginia, rebellion, new, world, george, washington, boston, tea, party