Liberty Tree
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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.
Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
historical landmark
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symbol of political resistance → tree → |
| associatedWith |
American Revolution
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Boston patriots → Paul Revere → Samuel Adams → Sons of Liberty → Stamp Act crisis → |
| causeOfDestruction |
suppression of revolutionary symbolism
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| commemoratedBy |
Liberty Tree Square
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Liberty Tree name used for other trees → Liberty Tree plaque in Boston → |
| country |
British America
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United States → |
| culturalSignificance |
early symbol of American independence movement
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icon of colonial protest culture → |
| dateOfDestruction |
1775
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| dateOfFirstMajorProtest |
1765
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| destroyedBy |
British loyalists
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British soldiers → |
| event |
Stamp Act protests
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gatherings before the Boston Tea Party → political speeches → public hangings in effigy → |
| hasHeritageStatus |
historic site marked by a plaque
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| hasSpecies |
American elm
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| inspired |
other liberty trees in the American colonies
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use of trees as symbols of freedom → |
| locatedIn |
Boston
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Liberty Tree Square → Province of Massachusetts Bay → South End, Boston → Thirteen Colonies → near Boston Common → |
| mentionedIn |
Revolutionary-era broadsides
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patriotic songs → poem "The Liberty Tree" by Thomas Paine → |
| notableEvent |
1765 effigy hanging of Andrew Oliver
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1765 protest against Stamp Act distributor → |
| partOf |
pre-Revolutionary political culture of Boston
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| symbolOf |
American liberty
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opposition to the Stamp Act → resistance to British authority → |
| usedAs |
meeting place for the Sons of Liberty
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place for posting political notices → rallying point for American patriots → site for public protests → |
Referenced by (7)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Liberty Boys
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Patriot (American Revolution) → Patriot (American Revolution) ("Liberty Pole") → Sons of Liberty → |
usedSymbol |
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Sons of Liberty
("Liberty Tree protests in Boston")
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notableEvent |
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Liberty Pole
("liberty tree")
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relatedConcept |
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Boston Sons of Liberty
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symbol |