New York Sons of Liberty
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The New York Sons of Liberty were a colonial American patriot group in New York that organized resistance against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York Sons of Liberty canonical | 1 |
| New York patriot movement | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sons of Liberty chapter
ⓘ
colonial American political organization ⓘ patriot organization ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1760s
ⓘ
1770s ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| contributedTo | growth of revolutionary sentiment in New York ⓘ |
| country | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
mobilized colonial opposition
ⓘ
organized protests against British policies ⓘ organized resistance to British taxation ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
defense of colonial rights
ⓘ
limiting authority of British Parliament over colonies ⓘ repeal of British tax laws ⓘ |
| hasIdeology |
American patriotism
ⓘ
resistance to taxation without representation ⓘ |
| historicalContext | prelude to the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped organize colonial resistance in New York prior to independence ⓘ |
| influenced | public opinion in New York against British rule ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British America
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Province of New York ⓘ |
| movement |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
|
| operatedUnder | British colonial rule ⓘ |
| opposed |
British taxation without representation
ⓘ
Stamp Act 1765 ⓘ
surface form:
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts (tea tax component) ⓘ
surface form:
Townshend Acts
|
| opposedBy |
British colonial authorities in New York
ⓘ
Loyalists in New York ⓘ |
| organized |
boycotts of British goods
ⓘ
public meetings ⓘ street demonstrations ⓘ |
| partOf | Sons of Liberty ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Patriot cause ⓘ |
| region | Middle Colonies ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization |
extralegal resistance organization
ⓘ
grassroots political group ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
economic boycotts
ⓘ
political agitation ⓘ popular protest ⓘ |
| usedSymbol | Liberty imagery ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
intimidation of stamp distributors
ⓘ
non-importation agreements ⓘ public effigy burnings ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New York patriot movement