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When I think of other revolutions (French) and knowing who was behind them, and knowing one of the American founders (Thomas Paine) was inspired by the French Revolution, was our own American Revolution 'legit' or was it actually for some other purpose or intention, one not so virtuous as many of us think?

Was it needlessly rebellious, was there another way to deal with it? I do know most of the revolutionaries were young and impressionable. Even the Alamo (our pride and joy in Texas) was said to be run by a bunch of young 'hotheads.'

Been trying to figure this out, somewhat, for a while now.

When I think of other revolutions (French) and knowing who was behind them, and knowing one of the American founders (Thomas Paine) was inspired by the French Revolution, was our own American Revolution 'legit' or was it actually for some other purpose or intention, one not so virtuous as many of us think? Was it needlessly rebellious, was there another way to deal with it? I do know most of the revolutionaries were young and impressionable. Even the Alamo (our pride and joy in Texas) was said to be run by a bunch of young 'hotheads.' Been trying to figure this out, somewhat, for a while now.

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put it this way, the tax change you where rebelling against would have resulted in you paying less

In an attempt to save the company, the British parliament created the Tea Act, which gave East India company a monopoly on tea exports and allowed the company to import directly to the colonies, which lowered tea prices and undercut the illegal Dutch imports. Unfortunately, the taxes charged to the colonists remained the same.

By this time, the colonists had had all they could take of England and her taxes. When three ships full of tea docked in Boston, protesters refused to allow the tea to be unloaded. That night, men snuck aboard the ships and threw 342 chests of tea into the harbor, ruining all of it and making a clear statement to the British that they were tired of taxation without representation.https://www.signs.com/blog/a-history-of-american-taxation-a-tea-party-a-whiskey-rebellion-more/

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But why did they wear red face?

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It was common back then during civil disobedience acts to wear makeup, dress as women, etc, to add to the anarchic atmosphere. Also, they were committing a crime..

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Problem: the ships were American, and the tea didn't belong to the King, but the East India Company.