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The Tea Party movement was an American fiscally conservative political movement within the Republican Party that began in 2009. The movement formed in opposition to the policies of Democratic President Barack Obama [1] [2] and was a major factor in the 2010 wave election [3] [4] in which Republicans gained 63 House seats [5] and took control of ...
The Boston Tea Party was an American political and mercantile protest on December 16, 1773, by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in colonial Massachusetts. [2] The target was the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, which allowed the East India Company to sell tea from China in American colonies without paying taxes apart from those imposed by the Townshend Acts.
A Tea Party protest in Hartford, Connecticut, on April 15, 2009. Tea Party protesters on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol and the National Mall on September 12, 2009. The Tea Party protests were a series of protests throughout the United States that began in early 2009. The protests were part of the larger political Tea Party movement. [1]
The 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party was already on the boil, with all sorts of commemorative programs on Cape and a splashy reenactment slated for Dec. 16 at the Boston Tea Party Ships ...
To make homemade sun tea, fill a large glass dispenser with water and add eight tea bags per gallon. Let the tea steep in the sun for two to three hours, and once it's as dark as you desire ...
Tim Huelskamp, representative from Kansas's 1st congressional district (2011–2017) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. [50] Lynn Jenkins, representative from Kansas's 2nd congressional district (2009–2019) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus. [56] Jerry Moran, Senator from Kansas (2011–present) and a member of the Tea Party Caucus.
Jenny Beth Martin (born July 2, 1970) [1] [2] is the co-founder and national coordinator of the Tea Party Patriots, and a columnist for The Washington Times. In February 2010, Time magazine named her as one of its 100 Most Influential Leaders. [3] She is the co-author of Tea Party Patriots: The Second American Revolution. [4]
Electoral history of the Tea Party movement. The Tea Party movement, founded in 2009, is an American political movement that advocates strict adherence to the United States Constitution, [1] reducing U.S. government spending and taxes, [2] [3] and reduction of the U.S. national debt and federal budget deficit. [2]