Compare And Contrast The Turning Points Of The Tea Party

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George Hewes was an ordinary shoemaker who wanted to help the Patriot cause without making a “name” for himself. During the revolution he participated in a few events that were major turning points. Hewes’ ideas are similar to the goals of the tea party because they both support mobs and protests to convey their political point. The tea party was a form of protest and Hewes supports mobs and protests. Mobbing and protesting are ways for ordinary people to become involved in actions that can be beneficial to a revolution without being famous. Protestors do not have to have wealth or a high class status, instead they need to fight for a cause the same cause. This idea proves that “the rich and the poor are mutually dependent on each other” (Young