Question

Americans have sometimes resorted to using extralegal means to promote change. Assess the extent to which such measures were effective by analyzing EACH of the following: Boston Tea Party, John Brown’s raid at Harper’s Ferry.

Answer 1

This is especially prominent now, in relation to the riots happening in Baltimore. These extralegal tactics have had a mixed history of success in actually solving the problem at hand, although many of them, including the Boston Tea Party, brought awareness to the issue and rallied people around a common cause.