https://www.conservapedia.com/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=SfaheyConservapedia - User contributions [en]2026-10-13T22:04:40ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.35.14https://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Boston_Tea_Party&diff=85219Boston Tea Party2007-04-04T17:41:26Z<p>Sfahey: link</p>
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<div>The Boston Tea Party (Dec. 16, 1773) was when Sam Adams led other patriots in an Indian disguise to board British ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into [[Boston]] Harbor. This occurred three years after the [[Boston Massacre]].<br />
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The cause of the Boston Tea Party was the 1764 Sugar Act taxing sugar, coffee and wine; the 1765 Stamp Act taxing legal contracts, newspapers, letters, playing cards and all printed materials; the 1767 Townshend Acts taxing paints, paper and glass; and the 1773 Tea Act authorizing the East India Tea Company to sell a half million pounds of tea in the Colonies with no taxes. This Tea Act gave the East India Tea Company a monopoly by underselling American merchants, and the Boston Tea Party was a rebellion against that.</div>Sfaheyhttps://www.conservapedia.com/index.php?title=Bicycle&diff=85199Bicycle2007-04-04T17:29:04Z<p>Sfahey: REPLACE VAN</p>
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<div>A bicycle is a human-powered, two-wheeled conveyance that serves as a popular means of transportation in many nations, and a form of recreation virtually world-wide. <br />
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The first recorded "two-wheeler" was the "draisine" designed in 18th century Germany by Baron Karl von Drais, possibly for use in traveling his estate to collect rents from his tenants. Decades later, Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick MacMillan added a pedal and chain drive mechanism to create the most credible prototype of the modern bicycle. Subsequent improvements included Englishman J.K. Starley's now-familiar diamond-shaped frame, Dunlop's pneumatic tire, multiple-gear options, and increasingly sophisticated brakes. The basic design of bicycles was relatively unchanged through the first half of the 20th century, but many subtypes of bicycles have subsequently evolved, including the [[racing bike]], [[road bike]] and [[mountain bike]], to suit the needs of specific cyclists.<br />
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The bicycle has been called the most efficient means of transport yet devised, with over 90 percent of the cyclists energy effectively applied to turning the wheels</div>Sfahey