Liberty Boys
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Liberty Boys was an alternative name for the Sons of Liberty, a secret organization of American colonists who opposed British policies and played a key role in fomenting the American Revolution.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
patriot group
→
political organization → secret society → |
| activeIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
→
surface form: "Boston"
Charleston →
surface form: "Charleston, South Carolina"
New York City → Newport, Rhode Island → |
| alternativeNameOf | Sons of Liberty → |
| country | Thirteen Colonies → |
| dissolved | late 1770s → |
| goal |
defense of colonial rights
→
repeal of British taxation measures → |
| hasMember |
Alexander McDougall
→
Benedict Arnold → Isaac Sears → James Otis Jr. → John Hancock → Joseph Warren → Marinus Willett → Patrick Henry → Paul Revere → Samuel Adams → |
| ideology | American patriotism → |
| influenced |
American independence movement
→
First Continental Congress → |
| language | English → |
| legacy | symbol of American resistance to tyranny → |
| location | British America → |
| movement |
American Revolutionary era
→
surface form: "American Revolution"
|
| notableEvent |
Boston Massacre agitation
→
Boston Tea Party → Stamp Act 1765 →
surface form: "Stamp Act protests"
|
| opposed |
British colonial policies
→
Stamp Act 1765 →
surface form: "Stamp Act"
Tea Act → Townshend Acts (tea tax component) →
surface form: "Townshend Acts"
|
| opposedBy |
British authorities
→
American Loyalists →
surface form: "Loyalists"
|
| partOf | American colonial resistance → |
| religion | various Protestant denominations → |
| timePeriod |
1760s
→
1770s → |
| usedMethod |
boycotts
→
intimidation of tax collectors → pamphleteering → public demonstrations → |
| usedSymbol |
Liberty Pole
→
Liberty Tree → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.