Boston Tea Party
If we
examine the Boston Tea Party and England's reaction to it, we will find
mistakes the Crown made that we're in a position to avoid now. Like Great
Britain in the late 18th century, our federal government today is big,
militant, and expensive to run. Consistent with old England, it serves as the
armed partner of select businesses and groups, whose welfare is useful to the
political status quot. Like our former mother country, American politicians
today consider the injustices they create as necessary sacrifices for the good
of the state, while refusing to acknowledge any wrongdoing. On the contrary,
everything the state does is in the name of more freedom and justice. The
English were shocked and hurt. Their beloved Tea Act was supposed to solve
problems, not inflame them. By virtue of the bill, the near-bankrupt East India
Company won a monopoly to export tea to the colonies, while the Crown would
collect a small duty on the transactions, and the colonists would get their tea
cheaper even than the smugglers' brew.
I like how you examined different view points and sides of the Boston Tea Party, such as the view of the states and of the English, instead of only paying attention to one view point. It's always important to listen to both sides of the story since by figuring out the motives of both persons you can also realize what a possible solution is. And while the Boston Tea Party didn't solve the problem at hand and only caused further restrictions on the colonists, it was still a large step towards independence.
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