Liberty Tree
E21992
Liberty Tree was a famous elm in colonial Boston that became a central rallying point and emblem of resistance for American patriots leading up to the Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liberty Tree canonical | 7 |
| Liberty Pole | 1 |
| Liberty Tree protests in Boston | 1 |
| liberty tree | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical landmark
ⓘ
symbol of political resistance ⓘ tree ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
Patriots ⓘ
surface form:
Boston patriots
Paul Revere ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ Sons of Liberty ⓘ Stamp Act 1765 ⓘ
surface form:
Stamp Act crisis
|
| causeOfDestruction | suppression of revolutionary symbolism ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Liberty Tree Square
ⓘ
Liberty Tree name used for other trees ⓘ Liberty Tree plaque in Boston ⓘ |
| country |
British America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalSignificance |
early symbol of American independence movement
ⓘ
icon of colonial protest culture ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 1775 ⓘ |
| dateOfFirstMajorProtest | 1765 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
British loyalists
ⓘ
British soldiers ⓘ |
| event |
Stamp Act 1765
ⓘ
surface form:
Stamp Act protests
gatherings before the Boston Tea Party ⓘ political speeches ⓘ public hangings in effigy ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic site marked by a plaque ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | American elm ⓘ |
| inspired |
other liberty trees in the American colonies
ⓘ
use of trees as symbols of freedom ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Liberty Tree Square ⓘ Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ South End, Boston ⓘ Thirteen Colonies ⓘ near Boston Common ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Revolutionary-era broadsides
ⓘ
patriotic songs ⓘ poem "The Liberty Tree" by Thomas Paine ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1765 effigy hanging of Andrew Oliver
ⓘ
1765 protest against Stamp Act distributor ⓘ |
| partOf | pre-Revolutionary political culture of Boston ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
American liberty
ⓘ
opposition to the Stamp Act ⓘ resistance to British authority ⓘ |
| usedAs |
meeting place for the Sons of Liberty
ⓘ
place for posting political notices ⓘ rallying point for American patriots ⓘ site for public protests ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Liberty Pole
this entity surface form:
Liberty Tree protests in Boston
this entity surface form:
liberty tree