There have been many controversies on the topic of disobedience throughout the course of history. Some say it creates havoc among society, and others would suggest that disobedience is the answer to justice and common good. Irish author Oscar Wilde believed that disobedience was a virtue and with it “progress has been made”. The type of disobedience that he alludes to is the civil disobedience that helped shape the people’s ideal nations. In shaping a nation with regards to a person’s ideals, progress was and can be made by disobedience and rebellion.
Within the events that took place to start the American Revolution, the Boston Tea Party was one of the most prominent events to occur. The British Parliament passed the Tea Act of 1773. This act lowered the amount of tax on the East India Company and took much business away from all other tea trading businesses. Many …show more content…
When the British East India Company began to exert more power on the salt trade of India, laws and taxes were enacted to ensure Britain’s control over the salt monopoly. These laws restricted the dealing of salt from Indian suppliers, only allowing purchases from the British, and the salt was heavily taxed. Many of the poor were affected by this. On March 12, 1930, Mohandas Gandhi lead a march to the sea in defiance against Britain’s control over the salt. He and seventy-eight of his followers started on a 241-mile march towards the Arabian Sea. The seventy-eight followers turned into thousands and then millions. Millions of people were acting out in civil disobedience against British policy. Though Gandhi was arrested on May 5, many more peaceful protests were made in light of the Salt March. Finally, in 1947, India gained its independence from Britain. Mohandas Gandhi was able to ignite a hope of independence with the Indian people through his satyagraha, mass civil
Within the events that took place to start the American Revolution, the Boston Tea Party was one of the most prominent events to occur. The British Parliament passed the Tea Act of 1773. This act lowered the amount of tax on the East India Company and took much business away from all other tea trading businesses. Many …show more content…
When the British East India Company began to exert more power on the salt trade of India, laws and taxes were enacted to ensure Britain’s control over the salt monopoly. These laws restricted the dealing of salt from Indian suppliers, only allowing purchases from the British, and the salt was heavily taxed. Many of the poor were affected by this. On March 12, 1930, Mohandas Gandhi lead a march to the sea in defiance against Britain’s control over the salt. He and seventy-eight of his followers started on a 241-mile march towards the Arabian Sea. The seventy-eight followers turned into thousands and then millions. Millions of people were acting out in civil disobedience against British policy. Though Gandhi was arrested on May 5, many more peaceful protests were made in light of the Salt March. Finally, in 1947, India gained its independence from Britain. Mohandas Gandhi was able to ignite a hope of independence with the Indian people through his satyagraha, mass civil