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THE SONS OF LIBERTY
THESIS: The Sons of Liberty protested unfair taxes imposed by the British crown, terrorized British colonial authorities and contributed to the start of the American Revolution.
The Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty became known as a patriot group founded in the Boston colony. They formed before the American Revolution and independence from Great Britain, known first as the Loyal Nine. The Sons of Liberty consisted mainly of merchants, artisans, lawyers, local politicians and tradesmen. They thought it was their responsibility to promote patriotism and entice the idea of freedom from England. The group opposed the British government’s rulings through protests, boycotts, riots and occasionally even acts of violence and terrorism. They fought for American freedom, the right to elect representatives to Parliament, and to gain independence during colonial times. The Sons of Liberty protested unfair taxes imposed by the British crown, terrorized British colonial authorities and contributed to the start of the American Revolution.
The Sons of Liberty protested unfair taxes imposed by the British crown in many different ways. The basis being a right they believed they were entitled to, known as “No taxation, without representation,” a phrase first coined in the colonies by Jonathan Mayhew (J. L. Bell). In many cities, they organized boycotts on taxed British goods. One extremely well-known protest was the Boston Tea Party in which The Sons of Liberty climbed aboard British ships in the middle of the night and threw all of the tea on board into the Boston Harbor. The group also created and supported the Stamp Act Congress to speak against the British Parliament, in response to the very expensive Stamp Act enforced in the colonies.
The group also terrorized British colonial authorities. Many colonies encountered acts of hate from The Sons of Liberty, including effigies, hanging, public humiliation, tarring and feathering and, in extreme cases, murder. The Boston

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