The event the Boston Tea Party occurred due to several series of events each leading up to the next. Most of the people have heard about the tea being dumped into the harbor, but what they do not know is the importance of what the Patriots did, and how that affected us even today. This is the turning point for America. One of the main events that initiated the Boston Tea Party was the French and Indian War. This war, which was fought between Britain and France, ended when Britain captured most of Frances major cities in the year 1763.
Next is Coffee; coffee was made about 1000 A.D in Arabian peninsulas. To Arabs coffee was the healthier way to drink alcohol. Then tea, which was used in daily life in China before England used it to get more money and greater power. Last is Coca-Cola; this soft drink is a symbol of the United States. This drink made America part of the super power countries.
Pity the Billionaire: The Hard times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right. New York: Metropolitan /Henry Holt and, 2012. Print. Notes: This book not only established the creation of the Tea Party Movement of the past few years, but established the purpose of its creation and the true motives of those who forwarded its message. Thomas Frank does an excellent job drawing comparisons between the original Boston Tea Part movement, the farmers movement of 1932, and the movement of the current Tea Party members of today.
In the early 1770s, the patriot movement was slowly gaining steam in the colonies. People like Samuel Adams were looking for ways to bolster the movement and resist what they saw as English tyranny. The Boston Non-Importation Agreement — in which area merchants pledged not to buy certain goods from Great Britain, including tea — had collapsed. Massachusetts Governor Thomas Hutchinson, whose salary as Governor was augmented by bribes for allowing the smuggling of tea in addition to the British Parliament-imposed tax on tea, wanted to capitalize on the tea business even more. Estimates at the time indicated Americans consumed between 3 million and 6.5 million pounds of tea each year.
The Tea Party helped to develop the American people, which made them to be able to come together against the British which were taking advantage of them. If they did not do anything about it the British would surely not stop with adding other Acts which would also cripple the Boston Economy. Directly after the colonials in Boston dumped the three ships of tea; this tea was much cheaper than smuggled tea as there were government expenses and this made the tea cheaper. Samuel Adams quickly tried to convince everyone within the Boston vicinity that it was not the work of mindless thugs but a legitimate protest against the British government which did not have complete control over them and were in danger of losing the little amount of control which they did have and plus the financial problems which the British East India Company were facing at this period of time. With Mr Adams defending the colonials actions it made many other people which were quite ignorant up to this time, this
Her role as a woman was also to give recognition to the characters when they deserved it. For example, during Beowulfs first feast at Heorot, “Wealthow came in, Hrothgar’s queen, observing the courtesies, Adourned in her gold, she graciously saluted the men in the hall, handed the cup first to Hrothgar, their homelands guardian, urging him to drink deep and enjoy it because he was dear to them. And he drank it down like the warlord he was, with festive cheer…decked out in rings offering the goblet to all ranks, treating the household and the assembled troops until it was Beowulfs turn to take it from her hand. With measured words she welcomed the Geat and thanked God for granting her wish that a deliverer she could believe in would arrive to ease their afflictions”. (605-615) When Wealthow gives the cup to Hrothgar first she is showing who the boss of the place is and setting the hierarchy of the story.
I chose one of the tea shop and went to there. The tea shop is Tea-drop, selling a tea and making the tea. “I really like the street and go enjoying,” she replied when I asked for the Westport. The employee of the Tea-drop made me a Taro bubble tea, which was amazing, yummy, and interesting. Because the tea had a lot of bubble, the taste of tea liked a gum.
History of the World in Six Glasses Throughout history, drinks have brought us together socially, financially and have changed the way we think. Without drinks the Greeks wouldn't know how to drink properly, tea would only exist in Asia, and we wouldn't be sitting at a Starbucks drinking a latte while typing on a computer. Drinks have been around dating back to when man first walked the earth, and since then have evolved our world to make it what it is today. They have had a great influence on our society and what a lot of people don't realize is that drinks have had a great deal to do with history and have influenced our world. When Tom Standage states that "Drinks have had a closer connection to the flow history than is generally acknowledged, and a greater influence on its course", I think what he is trying to say is that a drinks power is underestimated in society.
The European honeybees reside almost anywhere and pollinate almost anything in sight. They quickly made hives as they swarmed throughout America. These bees were of great importance to the British due to its pollination. Unknown to the British at the time, plants need to be pollinated in order to reproduce. Without these helpers, many of the crops brought by the English would have died out.
After all, half of the ships on the open seas were registered in Britain. She controlled about one third of the world’s trade. Most importantly, the British initiated the unstoppable process known as the industrial revolution that ultimately changed the world with new inventions such as the railway, steam power and electricity. Although, on the one hand, Britain brought many benefits in colonial states by upgrading the country’s natives people through inventions they already possessed in their country. But on the other hand, they have not made it to help humanity and to improve their lives.