Answer the following questions for two of the three assigned primary sources (George
Hewes, Declaration of Independence, and Mary Smith Cranch). Your answers should be
based on evidence and be developed enough to sufficiently answer the questions.
George R. T. Hewes, A retrospect of the Boston Tea-Party, 1834
1. Parliament stipulated that the tax on tea was to be paid when the East India
Company tea shipments were unloaded. In most American cities the ships sat at
harbor full of their cargo. In Boston, however, there was a showdown which led
to the Tea Party. According to Hewes, why is that?
2. Was the Boston Tea Party the actions of a disorganized mob? Why/why not?
What does this tell you about colonial resistance?
3. According to Hewes, what happened to those individuals who defied the men
destroying the East India Company tea? What is the larger significance of such
actions? Connect your answer to the podcast segment about the tarring and
feathering of enemies.
Declaration of Independence, 1776
1. In your view, what is the most important part of the Declaration of Independence?
Identify the phrase or sentence that best supports your answer and explain why it
is the most significant aspect of the Declaration.
2. About two-thirds of the document deals with grievances against the king? Why is
this such a significant part of the Declaration of Independence (and one that is
often overlooked)? Which grievance seems the most egregious in your view (to
help answer this last question, perhaps imagine yourself as a British subject in
colonial America at that time)?
Mary Smith Cranch comments on politics, 1786-87
1. Who is Mary Smith Cranch? What is her station in life (in other words, is Mary
an elite or just an average citizen and why do you say this)?
2. Is Cranch politically active? Find ways to answer this question as both yes and
no.
3. According to Cranch, what are the three biggest issues/concerns confronting
Massachusetts in 1786-1787? Identify/explain using evidence from the document.
4. Does Cranch sympathize with Shays and his supporters? Why/why not? Would
her views align with Hamiltons (podcast), why/why not?
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