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Essay / The common sense of Thomas Paine: in America, the law is king?
Disguised as Indians, they sneaked into the boats carrying the tea and threw it into the ocean; it was known as the Boston Tea Party. In this particular story, the narrator describes how cooperative he was with the other “Indians” (Yazawa, 118). He “easily submitted” (Yazawa, 118) to his commander for that night. He just met this man, as well as his accomplices, that same evening, but they managed to sabotage the most expensive harvest of their time. Their determination made their cooperation easier, even if some of them never learned each other's names (Yazawa, 118) after that night. This gigantic demonstration would not only deeply anger their British brethren, but would subsequently gain the support and sympathy of the other colonies. The Bostonian's will clearly sent a message: Britain is unfair and we need to do something about it. Thus, a network began to develop around the colonies which would help in the future