Sons of Liberty
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The Sons of Liberty was an organization of patriot colonists during the early parts of the American Revolution.
History
The name Sons of Liberty was first used by Isaac Barre, in a speech in Parliament opposing the Stamp Act.[1] Originally, the group was known as The Loyal Nine. The Sons would sometimes meet at the Green Dragon Tavern
Liberty Tree
From the beginning of the stamp act excitement in 1765, the Liberty Tree had been the rallying place of the patriot citizens. Here one of the more celebrated scenes of defiance of the British enacted under it, was the hanging in effigy there, August 14, 1765 of Lieutenant Governor Andrew Oliver.[2]
References
- ↑ Allen French (1911). The Siege of Boston.
- ↑ (1896) The historic Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773: its men and objects : incidents leading to, accompanying, and following the throwing overboard of the tea, including a short account of the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770, with patriotic lessons therefrom adapted to the present time, 18.