Question

Were the Sons of Liberty justified in the Boston Tea Party? Defend your answer with three pieces of evidence.

Answer 1

The Sons of Liberty was a revolutionary group who was involved in the American independence movement and approached their opposition to the colonial rule through revolutionism. On December 16, 1773, a group of Native Americans dressed as colonists quietly boarded three British ships carrying tea and dumped 342 chests of tea into the water. While judging if their actions were justified or not it presents a dilemma, as the party carried out their actions in patriotic fervor, their revolutionary acts were violent.  

Further Explanation:

The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Native Americans against British imperialism in America. The British Exchequer was drained by its expensive Indian wars against the French and imposed taxation on a number of basic necessities such as salt. The Native Americans reacted strongly against this, for they had no representation in the House of Commons. This went against the British ideal of ‘No Taxation without representation’. The Boston tea party was a violent protest movement against the British by the Sons of Liberty.This was one of the first major acts of defiance against the British rule, and against the oppressive Stamp Act and the Townsend Acts. The British justified these taxes as the financial debt had occurred on fighting wars on behalf of the colonists. The British decided to monopolize the sale of tea and impose taxation on tea consumption. This was the last straw and invoked a series of rebellions on part of the colonists who wanted independence. In protest, the colonists boycotted tea sold by the East India Company, smuggling in the cheaper Dutch tea. This led to a huge incurring of losses by the East India Company. The British Government allowed the east Indian Company to sell duty-free tea in all colonies, however, a tax would be payable by buyers on its purchase. The colonists refused to let the ships unload or pay taxes on the purchase of tea. The governor refused to comply with the demands, and on the same night, the members of the Sons of Liberty, dressed as Native Americans, stormed into the ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the sea. Following the Boston Tea Party, the British government was outraged, resulting in the passing of Coercive Acts by the British Government.  

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Answer Details:

Grade: High School.

Chapter: The American War of Independence.

Subject: History.

Keywords: Sons of Liberty, violent acts, revolutionary movement, patriotic fervor, Stamp Act, Townsend Act, Coercive Acts.

Answer 2

Sons of Liberty were a groups of patriots who worked to oppose British rule before the American Revolution. Disguised as Mohawk native Americans boarded 3 ships carrying tea made by the East Indian Company and dumped tea into The Boston Harbor, on December 16, 1773. , protesting against British rule and high taxes. They were not  officially justified  because they acted according to their own beliefs and often did violent acts. Still, some think that what they did was an patriotic act.