Boston Tea Party

about the Boston Massacre. what led up to the Boston Massacre. in 1765 people and Boston had been heading protests against British taxes. Also British soldiers had to live with the colonists. The colonists didn't like the acts that the British were doing. like the Stamp Act and how they were taxed on every piece of printed paper they used. Another act the British did is the Townshend Act.The Townshend Act was when there was a series of Acts named after Charles Townshend.Also the Boston Massacre…

Thomas Jefferson’s rhetoric is effective. His thesis is expressing that all people have the right to split up and be free, if they feel as though their God given rights are being infringed upon. Jefferson’s thesis, in the Declaration of Independence, states that we the people have the right to be independent. I am persuaded by the thesis, because as a human being my rights are important to me; they symbolize the equality that I withhold in comparison to everyone else. In my opinion, Jefferson…

“Listen my children, and you shall hear”, Paul Revere and the American Revolution by Ethel Ames is about Paul Revere's journey to stop the red coats from invading. Paul Revere's ride by Henry Longfellow is about the ride of what Paul Revere had. How accurate was Paul Revere's poem by Franklin Johnson was about how historically accurate Paul Revere's ride by Henry Longfellow was. The poem Paul Revere's ride by Henry Longfellow had many historically inaccuracies. Three ways he got the poem was…

The American Revolution, the war of America fighting against the British for freedom lasting from April 19, 1775 until September 3, 1783., was evolutionary rather than revolutionary as evidenced by the lack of change during the war, but abundance of change was caused by the war, leading to a train of changes causing an evolution. This train of changes includes change in slavery, political, social and economic aspects. Regarding slavery, no change was present during the American Revolution, but…

Civil disobedience positively impacts our free society. Civil disobedience allows people to go out and actively fight against laws that they believe are inequitable. Going out and fighting for rights is substantially better than sitting on the couch with a piece of pizza in hand, complaining about the laws being established. While opposers to civil disobedience argue that it's a waste of time and effort, its existence in America has been apparent since the very start of our country. The…

Sophie Germain was born to her parents Ambroise-Francious and Marie Germain on April 1st, 1776. She was born in Paris, France to her wealthy family. Her father was a merchant, but later on become a director of a big bank called simply the Bank of France. She was raised in an era of revolution. When Sophie was born the American Revolution was going on. The American Revolution was uproar between the colonist of the thirteen colonies rejecting British monarchy and aristocracy. When Sophie was…

The key concepts of the Declaration of Independence are All men are created equal.All men have basic human rights given to them by God. The only reason to have a government is to protect these basic human rights, which Jefferson lists as "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Government must be by the consent of the governed. He had a strong influence on Voltaire who called him "le sage Locke". His arguments concerning liberty and the social contract later influenced the written works of…

Writing Assignment-Taxes Why do the people of the United States have to pay taxes? Taxes have been a part of history since the start of the first civilizations. There are many different aspects of having to pay taxes, some negative and some positive, and there are some pretty neat facts too! Many people think taxes are outrageous, unnecessary, and torturous, while loads of people consider them to be used for personal protection and benefits to society. First of all, the people pay…

Benjamin Franklin once said: "Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." That quote often comes up in the context of new technology and concerns about government surveillance. Simply put; and I'm paraphrasing here; but Ben Franklin essentially said at one point, those who would exchange self-government for a bit of security deserve neither to be self-govern nor security. The quotation is considered to come from a letter…

There is nothing on earth like Fleet Street. The thoroughfare, which runs like a crooked spine through east central London has been the home of the British press for 300 years. Here are published almost all of Britain’s national newspapers. Here also are the headquarters of many magazines, foreign and provincial press bureaus, international news agencies, trade papers, and the attic offices of freelance journalists. It was in Fleet Street tavern that the British press was born. Three centuries…