N5 – Module 2
Case Study: The Tea Party Movement It is interesting to note, that there is a modern movement called the “Tea Party Movement” in America. Te movement seeks to reduce government spending, reduce national debt, reduce taxation and reduce the budget deficit (when government spends more money than it receives from taxes, and funds it with debt).
Te Tea Partyists are named aſter the original Boston Tea Party, because they are taking up the long held tradition of opposing taxes and wanting a small government.
The French Revolution
Te French Revolution (1789-1799) was the first large- scale revolution during which the royal family ad the aristocracy of France were executed and a democratically styled government was put in their place. Since then the modern world, and other communities, have sought to fight for a model which closely resembled the one fought for in France.
Te French Revolution was caused by many factors, but most notably, the huge taxation of the peasants in France, the poor working conditions in the cities, and the hugely extravagant living of absentee landlords who lived the life of luxury in the Palace of Versailles (see picture).
Te period was a very bloody one, particularly the period known as the “Reign of Terror” where close to 17 000 people were executed by the guillotine and another 25 000 by firing squad. Te revolution saw the overthrow of Louis XVI and the establishment of the first republic which lasted until Napoleon seized power in 1799. Te period that followed it was a very complex one, but it was only in 1871 that France finally had a stable republic. Te principles of liberty and equality, embraced by the revolution, however, have become cornerstones of modern democracy.
Louis XVI Te grandson of Louis XV, Louis XVI was considered a well-intentioned but weak king. A heavy tax burden and court extravagances led eventually to a popular revolt and the French Revolution. He and his wife Marie Antoinette were later executed by guillotine by the revolutionary regime.
Tese three famous events: Te Magna Carta, Te Boston Tea Party and Te French Revolution have become a part of modern culture in the West; people all over celebrate their happening, and at the same time try to implement the principle of no taxation without representation.
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