The Sons of Liberty:
~ The 5 W's: Who, What, Where, When, Why (and How)
~ Event Significance
The Sons of Liberty was a patriot group that could be very violent and wild. They consisted of males and the Boston Sons of Liberty were founded and led by fellow patriot Samuel Adams. Notable members of the Boston Sons of Liberty included Paul Revere, John Adams, Sam Adams, Patrick Henry and John Hancock. There were other group located mainly in New York and Boston (even though they ranged from Boston to Charleston; the Boston group probably was more well known), they were founded sometime around the year 1765 although little is known about the creation of this group. Originally founded to protest the British passed Stamp Act which put a tax on all paper goods, they soon went to protesting against other British ideas. Their motto soon became "No taxation without representation!" and they heavily supported this cause. Known later to be very big on secrecy, the members conducted meetings regularly to make plans on how to further challenge the British.
Their riots, mobs, and protests led to very significant events in American history such as the Boston Tea Party which was a boycott against British Tea in which the members dressed up in disguise and tossed overboard 342 crates of tea. Violent events were also caused because of the men's rowdy, rambunctious behavior. This attitude started to ring out in Boston and started mobs in the city. This showed up on the day of March 5th, 1770 when Bostonians were protesting the taxes by crowding around British soldiers that were guarding a British customs house. The British soldiers accidentally fired, killing several people. This became known as the Boston Massacre and it was also a well known event in American history. Besides these events, the Sons of Liberty also did other cruel things including hanging (or mock hanging) British officials as well as tar-and-feathering them and beating them. The picture above shows the Sons of Liberty under one of their famous monuments, The Liberty Tree, while tar and feathering a British official.
When Samuel Adams founded the Sons of Liberty it was a very significant event because the members helped cause events like the Boston Teas Party, Boston Massacre, riots, mobs and protests. All of these caused more tension between the colonies and Britain which ended up leading to the American Revolution. In a way, the Sons of Liberty were like an added spark to the upcoming fire that would start the revolution where the colonies would be fighting for their freedom and their rights.
Their riots, mobs, and protests led to very significant events in American history such as the Boston Tea Party which was a boycott against British Tea in which the members dressed up in disguise and tossed overboard 342 crates of tea. Violent events were also caused because of the men's rowdy, rambunctious behavior. This attitude started to ring out in Boston and started mobs in the city. This showed up on the day of March 5th, 1770 when Bostonians were protesting the taxes by crowding around British soldiers that were guarding a British customs house. The British soldiers accidentally fired, killing several people. This became known as the Boston Massacre and it was also a well known event in American history. Besides these events, the Sons of Liberty also did other cruel things including hanging (or mock hanging) British officials as well as tar-and-feathering them and beating them. The picture above shows the Sons of Liberty under one of their famous monuments, The Liberty Tree, while tar and feathering a British official.
When Samuel Adams founded the Sons of Liberty it was a very significant event because the members helped cause events like the Boston Teas Party, Boston Massacre, riots, mobs and protests. All of these caused more tension between the colonies and Britain which ended up leading to the American Revolution. In a way, the Sons of Liberty were like an added spark to the upcoming fire that would start the revolution where the colonies would be fighting for their freedom and their rights.