The colonists had smuggled many goods and bought the Dutch goods instead of the British goods. They boycotted the British goods because they had taxes on them and very very costly. Since, the colonists are angry and there is a strong organization pat rioting it's acceptable. I wont call this terrorism because the colonists are doing any violence to the Mother country. At first I thought, that it would be terrorizing. It would be but then it would be illegal for the British to impose taxes for the colonists who can't afford it. I understand that it would hard for the British government to take care of the colonies, but the colonists are also trying their very best.
According to John Locke, an Englishman who created the natural rights. The natural rights were everyone should have their right to life, liberty and property. The colonists could react upon the Tea Act very well when the British underestimated them. The colonists protested and had even formed organizations. The government mustn't fight with the colonists. Instead. they should get their feedback for help.
At the same time, a terrorist is a person who uses violence and threats to intimidate a coerce, especially for political purposes. It is also a method of resisting a government. I believe that the colonists who smuggled and boycotted the British goods were not exactly terrorists because they gave no threat and harm. They did activities that made the British government understand what they want. A terrorist attack would be the 9 11 when the attackers (Al Qaeda) bombed the World Trade Center(NY). The hijacker intentionally crashed the two planes. This is a strong evidence that this was a terrorist attack. The colonists did not do any act like this.
In conclusion, the colonists were patriots and not terrorists.
http://www.therumfordcitizen.com/2009/03/american-revolution-red-coats-versus.html
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terrorism
According to John Locke, an Englishman who created the natural rights. The natural rights were everyone should have their right to life, liberty and property. The colonists could react upon the Tea Act very well when the British underestimated them. The colonists protested and had even formed organizations. The government mustn't fight with the colonists. Instead. they should get their feedback for help.
At the same time, a terrorist is a person who uses violence and threats to intimidate a coerce, especially for political purposes. It is also a method of resisting a government. I believe that the colonists who smuggled and boycotted the British goods were not exactly terrorists because they gave no threat and harm. They did activities that made the British government understand what they want. A terrorist attack would be the 9 11 when the attackers (Al Qaeda) bombed the World Trade Center(NY). The hijacker intentionally crashed the two planes. This is a strong evidence that this was a terrorist attack. The colonists did not do any act like this.
In conclusion, the colonists were patriots and not terrorists.
http://www.therumfordcitizen.com/2009/03/american-revolution-red-coats-versus.html
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/terrorism
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