i'm on the english side and i have to ask the colonial side some questions for why they acted the way they did. does anyone have any questions that can stump the colonists?
2006-06-22 12:08:02 · 10 answers · asked by kansanm 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
not sure why we did that thing over the tea tax---because now we are taxing ourselves more than the english ever would have!!!!
2006-06-22 12:12:55 · answer #1 · answered by Bobby 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It had to do with oppression and taxation without representation. The penny tax on tea was the last straw in a long line of taxes placed on the colonists by the King. The colonists believed that if they had to pay all those taxes to support the British government, then they should have representation in that government. But the King refused to give the colonists any sort of voice in the British government, so it eventually led to revolution.
We love you now though. You English are pretty cool.
2006-06-22 12:13:29 · answer #2 · answered by Farly the Seer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Boston Tea Party was a direct action protest by the American colonists against Great Britain in which they destroyed many crates of tea on ships in Boston Harbor. The incident, which took place on Thursday, December 16, 1773, has been seen as helping to spark the American Revolution.
I don't know if that's going to help you or not!
2006-06-29 08:43:44 · answer #3 · answered by venus 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As citizens of the crown, many of whom have made your fortunes from trade agreements and having received the protection of the crown for your investments, under what pretext do you deem it appropriate to perform such a traitorous act of destruction?
Are such treacherous and traitorous acts to be the basis of rule of law in this rebellious land?
That's about the best I could come up with on short notice. Not show stoppers, but might get them a little flustered.
2006-06-22 14:17:25 · answer #4 · answered by johngjordan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering that many of the soldiers helped to dump the tea and made sure no other property was damaged. In fact, a lock was broken and a replacement was sent for.
This whole thing took about three hours to do.
2006-06-22 12:13:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1. Americans place a colony on Mars, they spend billions of dollars...suddenly a rebellion, they now claim to be martians no longer Americans...and all those billions to send us here and support us...well thanks but go to h***
we want to rule.
2.Nearly all the founding fathers are heavily in debt to England...but on July 4th 1776..oh by the way "All debts Cancelled"..ha, ha
3. Why do you want to trade one tyrant 5000 miles away for 5000 tyrant 1 mile away?
Just some thought's....good luck!
2006-06-22 13:09:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Samuel Adams was a great man and is the best beer in America!
2006-06-22 14:32:06 · answer #7 · answered by cory n 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay first of all the bristish shouldnt have passed all those acts.. like the tea act, the stamp act, etc... they just pissed us off. we wanted to get our independence and show the brisith we dont need there crap!
2006-06-22 12:13:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where's my invitation?
2006-06-22 12:11:58 · answer #9 · answered by moonsister_98 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one sugar or two
2006-06-22 12:10:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋