Beyond Taxation and Representation: the Legacy of the Boston Tea Party
Beyond Taxation and Representation: the Legacy of the Boston Tea Party
December 16th marked the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. The British cracked down on Bostonians as a punishment for this political demonstration, which in turn became the spark of the American Revolution. One of the main revolutionary demands, “No Taxation without Representation,” became a rallying cry of concerned subjects-who-would-be-citizens against government overreach and...