The Tea Party Movement is a social political group that started in 2009. The movement, which is a group of individuals striving to protect the rights of the citizens of the United States of America, began mostly when groups of protestors organized protests on both local and national levels.

What Has the Tea Party Movement Protested?

The modern Tea Party Movement is mostly known for the protests that they have staged. Some of the issues that the Tea Party Movement have protested are: the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; the Federal Reserve Transparency Act; and multiple health care reform bills.

The History and Main Focus of the Tea Party Movement

The modern Tea Party Movement takes its name from the historic Boston Tea Party. This event that took place in 1773 still stands as one of the most notable events in history, and took place when American colonists stood up against the British taxation on tea. The 1773 Boston Tea Party is still used as one of the most widely used representations of unfair government taxation on the people.

The Tea Party Movement of today stands for much of what the 1773 Boston Tea Party stood for. However, individuals that are part of the movement often use the acronym to stand for “Taxed Enough Already.”