Sons of Liberty flag
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The Sons of Liberty flag is a Revolutionary-era American banner, often featuring vertical red and white stripes, associated with colonial resistance to British rule and the early patriot movement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Navy Jack | 1 |
| Sons of Liberty flag canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical flag
ⓘ
political symbol ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | patriot groups in the Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
colonial resistance to British rule ⓘ patriot movement ⓘ |
| color |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRole | patriotic symbol in the United States ⓘ |
| designFeature | vertical stripes ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Sons of Liberty flag with nine vertical stripes
ⓘ
Sons of Liberty flag with thirteen vertical stripes ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| notableFor | early use of striped design later echoed in U.S. flags ⓘ |
| region | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
United States flag
ⓘ
surface form:
American flag
Grand Union Flag ⓘ United States flag history ⓘ |
| stripeColor |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| stripeOrientation | vertical ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
American liberty
ⓘ
colonial unity ⓘ resistance to British authority ⓘ |
| usedAs | rallying banner for colonial protesters ⓘ |
| usedBy | Sons of Liberty ⓘ |
| usedIn |
pre-Revolutionary demonstrations
ⓘ
protests against the Stamp Act ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
First Navy Jack