Have you seen them? The social media posts that try to make the point that the rioters are ostensibly doing the same thing as the Sons of Liberty did at the Boston Tea Party? This a talking point of the Left that appeared out of nowhere seemingly on cue. Unfortunately this is another attempt by the Left to make their own set of facts to support their narrative.
The Sons of Liberty raided a private merchant vessel to destroy it's cargo of tea. King George III raised taxes on everyday items used by the colonies. Tea was one of them. These tax increases were called the Intolerable Acts. Eventually most of the tax increases were reversed but the tax on tea was an exception. The colonists believed keeping the tax on tea was a power play by the Crown. It was a way for the king to let the colonies know what he was capable of.
The East India Company, a quasi private-government company, was on the verge of insolvency. Through a unique set of circumstances, the East India Company was allowed to deliver a load of tea from Asia to the colonies without having it taxed. This was an effort by the Crown to help the East India Company and a one-time deal for the colonists who would be able to buy tea without the added tax. It may have seemed like a win for all parties, but the Sons of Liberty saw it as the Crown manipulating the colonies once again. Today the tea would be tax free, but tomorrow the tax would come back.
To display their anger at the Crown's capricious actions, the Sons of Liberty raided the East India Company ship and dumped it's cargo in the bay. The ship itself was not destroyed. No rioting took place in Boston. No merchants had their shops looted. There were no fires. No one was killed. Indeed, no one was harmed. In fact, the American Revolutionary War did not begin for another two years.
The Sons of Liberty committed an illegal act. Had they been caught they would have been prosecuted and severely punished. Still, theirs was an isolated incident that bears no resemblance to the riots happening today.
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The Sons of Liberty raided a private merchant vessel to destroy it's cargo of tea. King George III raised taxes on everyday items used by the colonies. Tea was one of them. These tax increases were called the Intolerable Acts. Eventually most of the tax increases were reversed but the tax on tea was an exception. The colonists believed keeping the tax on tea was a power play by the Crown. It was a way for the king to let the colonies know what he was capable of.
The East India Company, a quasi private-government company, was on the verge of insolvency. Through a unique set of circumstances, the East India Company was allowed to deliver a load of tea from Asia to the colonies without having it taxed. This was an effort by the Crown to help the East India Company and a one-time deal for the colonists who would be able to buy tea without the added tax. It may have seemed like a win for all parties, but the Sons of Liberty saw it as the Crown manipulating the colonies once again. Today the tea would be tax free, but tomorrow the tax would come back.
To display their anger at the Crown's capricious actions, the Sons of Liberty raided the East India Company ship and dumped it's cargo in the bay. The ship itself was not destroyed. No rioting took place in Boston. No merchants had their shops looted. There were no fires. No one was killed. Indeed, no one was harmed. In fact, the American Revolutionary War did not begin for another two years.
The Sons of Liberty committed an illegal act. Had they been caught they would have been prosecuted and severely punished. Still, theirs was an isolated incident that bears no resemblance to the riots happening today.
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