Rhode Island Sons of Liberty

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American Revolutionary-era organization colonial political group patriot organization

The Rhode Island Sons of Liberty were a colonial patriot group in Rhode Island that actively opposed British taxation and authority in the years leading up to the American Revolution.

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Revolutionary-era organization → colonial political group → patriot organization →
contributedTo	mobilization for American independence in Rhode Island → rise of revolutionary sentiment in Rhode Island →
country	British America →
followedBy	Revolutionary-era committees of correspondence in Rhode Island →
goal	defense of colonial liberties → repeal of Parliamentary taxes on the colonies →
hasActivity	coordination with Sons of Liberty in other colonies → intimidation of British officials → non-importation agreements → organizing protests → political agitation → public demonstrations →
hasCharacteristic	anti-British → extra-legal political organization → radical →
historicalContext	growing tensions between Britain and its American colonies →
ideology	colonial rights → opposition to taxation without representation → republicanism →
language	English →
locatedIn	Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations → Rhode Island →
movement	American Revolution → American patriot movement →
notableEventInvolvement	Rhode Island protests against the Townshend Acts → resistance to enforcement of the Stamp Act in Rhode Island →
opposedTo	British customs enforcement → British imperial authority in the American colonies → British taxation → Parliamentary taxation without representation → Stamp Act of 1765 → Townshend Acts →
partOf	Sons of Liberty →
precededBy	informal colonial protest groups in Rhode Island →
region	New England →
timePeriod	1760s → 1770s →
usedMethod	boycotts → popular mobilization → public meetings → symbolic acts of defiance →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Sons of Liberty →	hasPart