She is given a side, patriot or British, and needs answer a few questions. The problem is most U.S History books are slightly biased. The usually only give the U.S. pov. What do British History books say about the same incedent. The questions are as follows:Who am I? (patriot or British) Why I did what I did? Why the other side did what they did? How I feel about my actions? What I would do differently if I had it to do over again? How this event changed history?
2006-07-31 09:13:35 · 6 answers · asked by tyingtobenice 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I would imagine that the English military in charge of the American colonies were frustrated and angry. The Boston Tea Party, as we call it, was little more than a terrorist act carried out by the most radical elements of Colonial society. Yes, we Americans tend to think of the perpetrators of that crime as "patriots" and "Freedom Fighters", but really, viewed in an objective light, they were terrorists. That tea was someone's property, it was cargo shipped by a merchant, simply trying to make their living. Yes, I understand being upset about taxation without representation, and I am aware that it was a "symbolic" act, but really, when yopu strip away the romanticized filters of "patriotism" it was kind of pathetic. They even dressed like Native Americans to try and pin the blame on a different group. That's about as chickens**t as robbing liquor stores in blackface to protest taxes on alcohol, and I'd say it's just about as racist. Now, I am glad that America became a country in which we have the opportunity to change government policies without violence, but I, for one, recognize that the Founding Fathers were pretty shady at times.
2006-07-31 11:39:38 · answer #1 · answered by kjdean68 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Frist off, the revollutionairies are traders to the throne of England.
The do not appreciate the protection of the British Empire, the superior military in the world.
They do not appreciate the protection of merchant vessels to and from the New World. Most have been given huge land grants by the King, govornorships, land and title, freedom, and they bauk about having to spend a few measley pennies on our number 1 export.
After all, it is the drink of kings? Wonder what the water tastes like over there?
2006-07-31 09:26:59 · answer #2 · answered by abehagenston 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
most British people cheered the Americans for the tea party. see what most books don't tell u is that England sent substandard tea to the Americans and gave the west indies co a monopoly which didn't sit well with Parliament and the other tea co of the time so it was really mixed most backed the play of us and others backed the king hope this helps
2006-07-31 09:37:07 · answer #3 · answered by ryan s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
- i wud be a patriot ( the side that left england)
- i did wut i did becuase the ships were in our port and i had had enough. the ships were in our port and cud no leave. we said that they ships were not allowed to unpack the tea b/c of the "tea tax" and england said that the ships were not allowed to return unless they unpacked the tea also taxation w/o representation england taxed us and we weren't able to say no thats not fair or anything tlike it
-england wanted us to buy they'r tea b/c if we didn't then they weren't making a profit, from us moving away. they were upset that we moved away so they didn't allow us to buy tea from other ppl so they cud still make a profit then they started taxing everything to make up for the money we weren't spending in englad
-i think that the patriots were right we needed to stand up and get those ships out of our port and teach england a lesson
-i don't think that i wud have changed a thing, it gives us sumthing to celebrate now and was a fine way to rebel shame we wasted all that tea though. but had we taken the tea it wud be marked stealing.
- i think that this event changed history by letting egland know that we weren't gonna put up with thieer foolishness and that we were not gonna give up w/o a fight. it showed that we were infact rebels and we didn't need to hide!
who knows maybe if all that tea wasn't wasted tea might still be a fancy and i might even like tea!!
i think that the British were astonished that we dared to challenge them!!
PC hope this helps!!!!!!
2006-07-31 10:07:58 · answer #4 · answered by lexi 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Mess with an Englishman's tea and you're asking for trouble
2006-07-31 11:25:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
thnx 4 two pnts
2006-07-31 09:18:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋