A PARTY TO REMEMBER The Boston Tea Party

Ana Rodriguez November 18, 2015

The Boston Tea Party A. Context

B. Thesis

C. Time and Important people

D. How it relates to Present Day

E. Examples

F. Conclusion

G. Citations

A. Context

The Boston Tea Party was an act of defiance against the British. . . Why?

Glad you asked, That is because it was a destruction of Private Property which went against the Unalienable Rights.

B. Thesis

The Thesis is that the Boston Tea Party affects us today because we embody the same fight we had in 1773.

C. Time and Important People The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773

in the Boston Harbor.

The Boston Tea Party consisted of men who owned businesses that were being taxed by the British.

Many of these men disguised themselves as Indians so they would not be recognized and punished for their actions.

C. Time and Important People

George Robert Twelves Hewes- a shoemaker

Hewes was the last known survivor of the Boston Tea Party and the Boston Massacre.

Hewes told James Hawkes what he recalled about the events that took place on December 16, 1773.

C. Time and Important People “It was now evening, and I immediately dressed myself

in the costume of an Indian, equipped with a small

hatchet, which I and my associates denominated the

tomahawk, with which, and a club, after having painted

my face and hands with coal dust in the shop of a

blacksmith, I repaired to Griffins wharf, where the ships

lay that contained the tea. When I first appeared in the

street, after being thus disguised, I fell in with many who

were dressed, equipped and painted as I was, and who

fell in with me, and marched in order to the place of our

destination. . .

C. Time and Important People

. . .When we arrived at the wharf, there were three of our

number who assumed an authority to direct our

operations, to which we readily submitted.” –Hewes

describes this to Hawke, which was restored by Alfred

Young.

D. How it Relates to Present Day Throughout America there are political movements like

the Boston Tea Party where the People are not happy with the Government.

Some Political Movements are not violent while some can be deadly. . .

E. Examples Woman Suffrage March (1913)- Non-Violent

Bonus Army: WWI Veterans (1932)- Several Killed

March on Washington: Martin Luther King’s “I have a Dream” (1965)- Non-Violent

March for Equal Rights- Non-Violent

Justice for All: Against Police Brutality (2014)- Mild Violence

Baltimore Riots (2015)- Violent

E. Continued

The Baltimore Riots were caused by the death of Freddie Gray Jr., who died in police custody. His wounds consisted of; three fractured vertebrae, damage to his voice box, and his spine was 80% severed from his neck.

E. Continued Baltimore Riots consisted of the Most Violent political

protest in 2015. The Damage consisted of:

- 300+ businesses damaged

- 20+ drug stores looted

- 200+ people arrested

- 150+ Vehicle fires

F. Conclusion

The Boston Tea Party still has an affect on America today, although we do not see it we are embodying the idea of freedom.

G. Citiations

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/13/marchers-protest-police-brutality-new-york-washington-boston

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_protest_marches_on_Washington,_D.C.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Baltimore_protests

http://memegenerator.net/

G. Citations Continued

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Freddie_Gray

http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/thousands-march-against-police-violence/

http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5799