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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Liberty Boys canonical | 1 |
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 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.