The Boston Tea Party was a protest made by a political group called the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16, 1773, and was a key event leading to the American Revolutionary War. The Tea Party is where the colonists started the violent part of the revolution. It was the first attempt made by the colonists of the “New World” to rebel against the British government, for their freedom and independence. It was there that all the colonists realized that they were being mistreated by the British government
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One cool March day of 1765, I was about to go to the market to buy some supplies for my Master Apprentice. I was an apprentice silversmith, working under the supervision of Master Paul Revere, hoping I could open my own shop one day. Shouting and yelling was coming from outside, but I didn’t know what it was from. I opened the door to go to the market when I saw many colonists looking very angry. I ventured outside, and I saw colonists holding signs, some that read: NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION
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Have you heard of the Boston Tea Party? Well, it was a protest to the taxation of the tea that was being imported into the country. This event happened a little while before The American Revolution. The date was December 16,1773. The Boston Tea Party helped bring together the people. It also was one of the major causes of the American Revolution. The Boston Tea Party also made a lot of people think about taxation in a different way. The Boston Tea Party was initiated by the famous Sons of Liberty
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Even before the Boston Tea Party started, a lot of Loyalists were tortured by the Patriots. Patriots kept a close eye on Loyalists and did not tolerate them who actively sided with the British Empire and calling them to destroy the Patriots. A lot of their properties were burned and incinerated by Patriots. In 1765, when the Stamp Act was imposed, a huge number of colonists in Boston thrashed and tore down the spectacular houses of Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson and Andrew Oliver, who were
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In 1774, King George The Third, shut down the Boston harbor until all the taxes from the Boston Tea Party were payed for. The amount of tea was almost 1,000 pounds. This was one reason people began to revolt which caused the Lexington and Concord battle. On April 18th 1774, a man name Joseph Warren realized that the redcoats (British) were coming to travel through Concord. He sent Paul Revere and William Dawes out to warn other colonists of Concord that it might be too dangerous for them there because
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1301 The Boston Massacre in the eyes of the soldiers of the 29th Regiment What really happened during the Boston Massacre is still a mystery, as many people had a different view about what they saw. The Boston Massacre took place in Boston Massachusetts, on March 5th, 1770, by the French and Indian War. More specifically it happened on the corner of Devonshire St. and State St., in front of Boston’s customs house between the soldiers of the 29th regiment and the citizens of Boston. Boston was a
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n my life, I had many people who I really admire from Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Sean Carter (Jay-z), and Robert Johnson. Others who have influenced me in my development of a person were my parents; my mother and my father were there for everything I have done in my life. The person who I model myself after is Earvin Johnson jr. also known as Magic Johnson. There are many reasons why but all really point to him defeated in adversity in many facets of life. In my point of view my life and his has
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Air Jordan vs. King James Basketball may be the greatest game there is. Michael Jordan and Lebron James may be the greatest basketball players that ever played the game. Both Lebron and Michael wore the number 23, they both were endorsed by Nike and they both helped build a franchise. But one player destroyed the team that he helped build. While Michael Jordan and LeBron James are considered icons of the game of basketball, only Jordan demonstrates true talent on how the game is played. Michael
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Thesis: Out of all the sports, hockey contains the toughest players and is the toughest sport to learn and play. Purpose: To explain to audience how hockey is the all around toughest sport Introduction: I. How many people here play hockey or even know about it? A. In my lifetime I haven’t met many people that play hockey B. Not too many people can because it’s not the most popular sport in America II. There’s no other sport quite like hockey, it’s the toughest one out there
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Profile: Wayne Gretzky, The Great One On January 26, 1961 Wayne Douglas Gretzky was born in Brantford, Ontario. At the young age of six, Wayne was skating in a backyard rink that his father Walter had built him. It was there that he developed his hockey sense and skills. Walter had a substantial influence on Wayne and his hockey game, and it wasn't long for Walter to notice that Wayne had some special talents. Growing up Wayne was always the best player in his age group, therefore he would
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