Benjamin Said:

Is the TEA Party the first political party in American history that didn't even survive one election cycle?

We Answered:

Just because they have the word "party" in their name does not imply that they are a political party.

They're just a bunch of sore-loser conservatives who can't believe their candidate got beat. They won't go *poof* until Republicans gain control of Congress, and continue deficit spending and debt increases, and government intervention in causes They believe in (like an amendment banning flag burning, abortion, and gay marriage). Then, we'll never hear a peep from them.

Agnes Said:

When you look up the history of the Boston Tea Party why would people?

We Answered:

The term "tea bagging" has unpleasant connotations. Please coin a new term for your political movement!

Julian Said:

I might Disagree with you Politically, but Im pretty sure your not Hitler!!! Tea parties are for little girls!?

We Answered:

You've been busy.

Crystal Said:

Democrats, we are 21 days from the biggest political insurgence in world history, Tea Party defeat= harsh :)?

We Answered:

Enjoy it while it lasts.

We did.

Theresa Said:

History: Boston tea party????

We Answered:

Well I can't find an answer for either one of your questions that fit your specific word counts but this might help you a little in case I missed something. Hope it helps...






The Stamp Act of 1765 and the Townshend Acts of 1767 angered colonists regarding British decisions on taxing the colonies despite a lack of representation in the Westminster Parliament. One of the protesters was John Hancock, a wealthy Bostonian. In 1768, Hancock's ship Liberty was seized by customs officials, and he was charged with smuggling. He was defended by John Adams, and the charges were eventually dropped. However, Hancock later faced several hundred more indictments.

Hancock organized a boycott of tea from China sold by the British East India Company, whose sales in the colonies then fell from 320,000 pounds (145,000 kg) to 520 pounds (240 kg). By 1773, the company had large debts, huge stocks of tea in its warehouses and no prospect of selling it because smugglers, such as Hancock, were importing tea from the Netherlands without paying import taxes. In response to this the British government passed the Tea Act, which allowed the East India Company to sell tea to the colonies directly and without "payment of any customs or duties whatsoever" in Britain, instead paying the much lower American duty. This tax break allowed the East India Company to sell tea for half the old price and cheaper than the price of tea in England, enabling them to undercut the prices offered by the colonial merchants and smugglers.[citation needed]

Many American colonists, particularly the wealthy smugglers, resented this favored treatment[citation needed] of a major company, which employed lobbyists and wielded great influence in Parliament. Protests resulted in both Philadelphia and New York, but it was those in Boston that made their mark in history. Still reeling from the Hutchinson letters, Bostonians suspected the removal of the Tea Tax was simply another attempt by the British parliament to squash American freedom. Samuel Adams, wealthy smugglers, and others who had profited from the smuggled tea called for agents and consignees of the East India Company tea to abandon their positions; consignees who hesitated were terrorized through attacks on their warehouses and even their homes.[1]


A protest notice.The first of many ships which arrived at the Boston harbor carrying the East India Company tea was Dartmouth arriving in late November 1773. A standoff ensued between the port authorities and the Sons of Liberty. Samuel Adams whipped up the growing crowd by demanding a series of protest meetings. Coming from both the city and outlying areas, thousands attended these meetings; every meeting larger than the one before. The crowds shouted defiance not only at the British Parliament, the East India Company, and Dartmouth but at Governor Thomas Hutchinson as well, who was still struggling to have the tea landed. On the night of December 16, the protest meeting, held at Boston's Old South Meeting House, was the largest yet seen. An estimated 8,000 people were said to have attended.

The owner of the Dartmouth and its captain agreed that the tea would be returned to England and similar promises were obtained from the owners of two more vessels en route, the Eleanor and the Beaver. However, Governor Hutchinson ordered the harbor to be blocked and he would not allow any tea-bearing vessels to leave until they had been unloaded.

Betty Said:

Will the history books 100 years from now say the tea parties were the most important political force?

We Answered:

Might just be something like this----

The 'Tea Party' movement, never becoming a politic party but remaining as an activist human rights group, had a large effect on several elections in the early 21st century....

Bernice Said:

Tea Parties - doomed to repeat history?

We Answered:

Interesting question. The difference is Americans didn't elect King George III to be their leader so it was easier for him to ignore Americans. They were far away and he dismissed them as spoiled children.

However, Americans did elect Obama so he will use that to dismiss the tea party saying "the majority of Americans voted for me". I think the similarity will be in that Obama will dismiss the tea parties as spoiled children as well. Obama supporters, like a couple in this question, are attempting to say the tea parties are a racial thing, not sure how they figure that, but they're wrong.

I think the long term effect will be similar. George III and Obama both think they are supreme beings and they ignore the "little people". I think the 2010 election will be a shock to Obama and his administration when they see the America Revolution in action at the polling booths.