Boston Sons of Liberty
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The Boston Sons of Liberty were a radical colonial patriot group in Boston that organized protests and direct action against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boston Sons of Liberty canonical | 1 |
| New England Patriots (colonial political group, broad sense) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial American organization
ⓘ
patriot organization ⓘ political protest group ⓘ |
| activeDuring | pre-Revolutionary period ⓘ |
| activeIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| country | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| formedInPeriod | 1760s ⓘ |
| hasMember |
James Otis Jr.
ⓘ
John Hancock ⓘ Joseph Warren ⓘ Paul Revere ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ William Dawes ⓘ William Molineux ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped catalyze resistance that led to the American Revolution ⓘ |
| ideology | patriotism ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of American revolutionary sentiment
ⓘ
public opinion in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British America
ⓘ
Province of Massachusetts Bay ⓘ |
| location |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| movement |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
|
| notableEvent | Boston Tea Party ⓘ |
| opposedBy | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British taxation
ⓘ
Stamp Act 1765 ⓘ
surface form:
Stamp Act
Tea Act ⓘ Townshend Acts (tea tax component) ⓘ
surface form:
Townshend Acts
taxation without representation ⓘ |
| organized |
mass meetings at Faneuil Hall
ⓘ
protests against the Stamp Act in Boston ⓘ public gatherings at the Liberty Tree ⓘ |
| partOf | Sons of Liberty ⓘ |
| purpose |
mobilize colonial public opinion
ⓘ
organize protests against British policies ⓘ resist parliamentary taxation ⓘ |
| symbol |
Liberty Pole
ⓘ
Liberty Tree ⓘ |
| targeted |
customs officials
ⓘ
stamp distributors ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
boycotts
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direct action ⓘ intimidation of officials ⓘ propaganda ⓘ public demonstrations ⓘ symbolic protests ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New England Patriots (colonial political group, broad sense)