How Did The Motley Crew Influence The American Revolution

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The Motley Crew was an orangized group of people with diverse backgrounds and characters all fighting for the same cause: liberty. It goes without saying that the Motley Crew had an immense influence on the American Revolution, and the era. Not only did the Motley Crew convince people that it was time to fight for what they wanted, but they proved that anyone had the ability to do so. In other words, fighting for freedom did not discriminate. Whether you were saliors, slaves or angry colonists, the Motley Crew welcomed all and shaped the outcome of the revolution. Hundreds of colonists came to America in the 1600s for religious freedom. However, soon after they arrived, the British empire soon took control of the areas where they settled. Britain then imposed numerous unfair laws on the colonies. The Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Tea Act, and the Declatory Act were just some examples of the control that the British had. These unfair laws and extremely high taxes angered the colonists. They didn't believe that they should be taxed for simple things like newspaper and tea, and they certainly didn't believe that they should be under British influence. It was this kind of anger from the colonists that led to the creation of the radical Motley Crew. …show more content…

Their group was made up of mobs, africans, and sailors and they led series of riots against British impressment beginning in the 1740's, including the Boston Massacre. The Motley Crew's primary goal was to resist the laws of the British Empire strictly through violence. Despite this intense, uncontrollable radicalism, it was easily justified. Samuel Adams, for one, described the Motley Crew's spirit of rebellion politcally. He created a new idea of resistance and stated that taking extreme tactics against oppression were the "rights of

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