Sons of Liberty: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The Sons of Liberty was an association in the United States before the American Revolution. The goal of the Sons of Liberty was to stop enforcement of the Stamp Act by any means, including violence. Members of the Sons of Liberty were generally young and ardent. The influential leaders of the American Revolution, such as John Adams and Samuel Adams were not members, although they did support the goal of the Sons of Liberty.

The Sons of Liberty started in Boston, Massachusetts in 1765. As separate organisation was found in New York. By the end of 1765, the Sons of Liberty were in every colony. They took their name from a debate on the Stamp Act in Parliament in 1765. Charles Townshend, speaking in support of the act, spoke contemptuously of the American colonists as being "children planted by our care, nourished up by our indulgence...and protected by our arms." Then Isaac Barre, a member of Parliament and friend of the American colonists, responded by describing the Americans as "these Sons of Liberty."

The flag of the Sons of Liberty consisted of seven horizontal red stripes and six horizontal white stripes.

Viewed from the British side the Sons of Liberty were considered a revolutionary organisation.

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