Sons of Liberty
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The Sons of Liberty were a secretive, radical colonial American group that led protests and direct action against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
patriot group
ⓘ
political organization ⓘ secret society ⓘ |
| country | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| dissolved | circa 1776 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American colonists ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Liberty Boys ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Boston Sons of Liberty
ⓘ
Connecticut Sons of Liberty ⓘ Maryland Sons of Liberty ⓘ New York Sons of Liberty ⓘ North Carolina Sons of Liberty ⓘ Rhode Island Sons of Liberty ⓘ South Carolina Sons of Liberty ⓘ Virginia Sons of Liberty ⓘ |
| ideology |
American patriotism
ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ |
| inception | 1765 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American independence movement
ⓘ
Committees of Correspondence ⓘ First Continental Congress ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location |
Annapolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Annapolis, Maryland
Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Colonial America ⓘ
surface form:
British America
Charleston ⓘ
surface form:
Charleston, South Carolina
New London, Connecticut ⓘ New York City ⓘ Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ Norwich, Connecticut ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ Providence ⓘ
surface form:
Providence, Rhode Island
Wilmington ⓘ
surface form:
Wilmington, North Carolina
|
| method |
boycotts of British goods
ⓘ
direct action ⓘ intimidation of tax collectors ⓘ mass protests ⓘ propaganda ⓘ |
| motto | No taxation without representation ⓘ |
| movement |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
|
| notableEvent |
Boston Tea Party
ⓘ
Liberty Tree ⓘ
surface form:
Liberty Tree protests in Boston
Stamp Act 1765 ⓘ
surface form:
Stamp Act riots
effigy burnings of British officials ⓘ tarring and feathering of tax officials ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Alexander McDougall
ⓘ
Benedict Arnold ⓘ Isaac Sears ⓘ James Otis Jr. ⓘ John Hancock ⓘ John Lamb ⓘ Joseph Warren ⓘ Marinus Willett ⓘ Patrick Henry ⓘ Paul Revere ⓘ Samuel Adams ⓘ |
| notableWork | Boston Tea Party ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
Loyalists ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
British taxation without representation
ⓘ
Quartering Act ⓘ Stamp Act 1765 ⓘ Tea Act ⓘ
surface form:
Tea Act 1773
Townshend Acts (tea tax component) ⓘ
surface form:
Townshend Acts
Writs of assistance ⓘ |
| partOf | Patriot cause in the American Revolution ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| usedSymbol |
Liberty Pole
ⓘ
Liberty Tree ⓘ Olympic Phryge ⓘ
surface form:
Liberty cap
|
Referenced by (32)
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