Boston tea
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- Glisser: 1
- Is the destruction of tea in the Boston Tea Party an act of justified rebellion, or should it be condemned?
- Glisser: 2
- Is the destruction of tea in the Boston Tea Party an act of justified rebellion, or should it be condemned?
- Voltaire: I agree because if the people feel that they are being mistreated, they should rebel against their government. It's common sense.
- Locke: I agree with this statement since the government must be representative of the people. The gov. failed to do so, leading to the party.
- Rousseau: I agree also because the power of the government comes from the people, meaning the people have a right to stand up to their government.
- Montesquieu: I do think this may have been extreme, but I still believe that citizens have a right to criticize their government.
- Glisser: 3
- Is the destruction of tea in the Boston Tea Party an act of justified rebellion, or should it be condemned?
- Hobbes: Why should we rebel when taxes are a small price to pay for our protection and safety from the king?
- you can say what you want, but we'll be rebelling against our king.