Reasons Why The Crowd Protests

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The crowds actions was a form of protest because they had rights to speak their mind. The British point of view was explaining how the colonist were animals and had weapons and were dangerous in a type of way. They acted like raging devils. On the other hand, colonist point of view was that they weren't the bad one's, the British was. They were charging extra for everyday things they needed and they didn't want to. It wasn't fair/right to them.The colonist really didn't want to pay extra that they need everyday. But the British thought it was right since they needed more money. So the crowded decided to protest. They had right to speak there mine. The British said that crowd protests were dangerous and how they were like animals with weapons. They acted like raging devils but, the colonist thought they were the bad ones charging them with extra money. …show more content…
They acted like raging devils.An example to support my claim is " I went with my family to a neighboring house, and was there for a few minutes when the hellish crew fell upon my house with the rage of devils."This reveals how Hutchison related the colonist to raging devils. He related them together because of the way the decided to express themselves about the stamp act. Another example to support my claim is, "The people, even to the lowest ranks, have become more attentive to their liberties , more inquisitive about them, and more determined to defend them, than they ever before had reason to be."This reveals how the British became more concerned about the poor since they don't have any money that they will be even more mad since they have to pay even more. So they have to look out for

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