Question

Explain the basis of the moral judgments made by Samuel Adams and Thomas Hutchinson in regards to the Boston Tea Party.

Answer 1

I believe that Samuel Adams and Thomas Hutchinson both used the idea of broadening their perspective. They both looked beyond that which was happening in their own life and in their own back yard and they looked to procure a betterment for all of the colonists. I also believed that they were individuals. They didn't conform to the ideas or notions of men,before them. They set out to satisfy their own curiosities in life and to stand out from the rest of the crowd. They weren't satisfied in being like everyone else. I believe that they were able to look at themselves honestly and objectively, which is the key to becoming an individual. This isn't to say that they weren't shaped and formed by other people's ideas and attitudes. Every human is to some degree. But they were both able to take bits and pieces of everything they had been born into and form their own ideas and opinions.

Explain the importance of building a foundation for critical and creative thinking when evaluating historical events such as the Boston Tea Party.

The Boston Tea Party can be looked at in two different ways. It can either be viewed as a rebellious moment amongst rebel rousers out to take a stand against England or it can be viewed as a group of individuals who were passionate about declaring their rights as individuals who went to a new land to free...