Stamp+Act+Project

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Activity 2 Editorial September 1, 1765 The Sons of Liberty were NOT justified in using the mob as a political tactic. On August 14 this year, two effigies were hung by colonists, who were trying to threaten the British officials. One was of Andrew Oliver, a Stamp Commissioner. Oliver was mocked by the crowd which had gathered. This is unfair for the mob to do this act of humiliating the British official. This man was only doing his job, which was to collect taxes. Lashing back at the innocent this way is very childish of the Sons of Liberty. Later that day, the stamp office was pulled down by the mob. Did the mob think that destroying the stamp office will stop the British from being able to tax us? Pulling down the stamp office would not change a thing, and will make the British mad, causing more conflict. Do we want more issues? Isn't having the Stamp Act imposed on us bad enough?

The mobs which had formed were out of control. They were mad with hatred at the British, and were blinded from common sense. This makes mobs dangerous, and many innocents may be hurt by them. On August 26, the mob lit a bonfire and assaulted the home of Thomas Hutchinson, a British official, and destroyed and looted it. This destruction of a British official's house because he collected taxes was immoral, not to mention illegal. Using violence to achieve what they want is even worse than the British trying to tax us unfairly. Why resort to violence when they can win an argument with words? The result of using mobs was destruction, anger on both sides, and humiliation. Yes, I too am enraged by the Stamp Act and the neglect of our rights, but if we want to gain equal standing, mob riots will not contribute to our success. The Sons of Liberty should be ashamed of their actions; grown men should not rely on such shameful tactics to defeat the taxes. There is a saying that "the end justifies the means", but in this case, this quote is not true.

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