South Carolina Sons of Liberty
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The South Carolina Sons of Liberty were a colonial patriot group that organized resistance to British taxation and authority in South Carolina in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Carolina Sons of Liberty canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American revolutionary group
ⓘ
colonial political organization ⓘ patriot organization ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
1760s
ⓘ
1770s ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Stamp Act crisis
ⓘ
pre-Revolutionary resistance in the American South ⓘ |
| basedOn |
English constitutional rights
ⓘ
no taxation without representation doctrine ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
coordination of resistance among colonies
ⓘ
growth of revolutionary sentiment in South Carolina ⓘ |
| country | British America ⓘ |
| goal |
defense of colonial self-government
ⓘ
repeal of the Stamp Act ⓘ resistance to British authority ⓘ |
| hasType |
extralegal association
ⓘ
grassroots organization ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped lay groundwork for South Carolina’s participation in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| ideology |
colonial rights
ⓘ
patriotism ⓘ republicanism ⓘ |
| influenced |
South Carolina colonial politics
ⓘ
public opinion in South Carolina ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Charleston
ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina ⓘ |
| movement |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
American independence movement ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British colonial officials
ⓘ
Loyalists in South Carolina ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British taxation
ⓘ
Stamp Act 1765 ⓘ
surface form:
Stamp Act of 1765
Townshend Acts (tea tax component) ⓘ
surface form:
Townshend Acts
|
| organized |
boycotts of British goods
ⓘ
mass meetings ⓘ non-importation agreements ⓘ public protests ⓘ |
| partOf | Sons of Liberty ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Sea Islands region
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowcountry South Carolina
|
| supported |
American independence
ⓘ
Continental Congress ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
intimidation of stamp distributors
ⓘ
political agitation ⓘ popular mobilization ⓘ symbolic protests ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.