The Sons of Liberty were loosely organized revolutionary bands in the 13 Colonies. They were first formed in the 1760s. In 1765 the British began taxation of colonists in order to pay the costs for maintaining 10,000 British officers and soldiers living in the colonies. The motto for the Sons of Liberty became:
“No taxation without representation”
Groups formed in Boston, New York City, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Virginia, New Hampshire, Maryland, New Jersey.
The Boston Sons of Liberty organized the Boston Tea Party in 1773.
The groups frequently tarred and feathered British authorities who offended the colonists when carrying out the Crown’s taxes and new regulations.
Known members of the Sons of Liberty
Samuel Adams – political writer, fire warden Benjamin Edes – publisher Boston Gazette John Hancock – merchant James Otis – lawyer Paul Revere – silversmith James Swan – financier Isaiah Thomas – painter Joseph Warren – doctor Thomas Young – doctor Joseph Allicocke – founder and of African American descent John Lamb – trader Alexander McDougall – privateer Hyam Salomon – Jewish financier Marinus Willett – cabinet maker Timothy Bigelow – blacksmith John Brown – businessman Samuel Chase – lawyer John Crane – carpenter William Ellery – lawyer Christopher Gadsden – merchant Patrick Henry – lawyer Jedediah Huntington – businessman William Paca – lawyer, judge Charles Wilson Peale – portrait painter and saddle maker Matthew Phripp – merchant Benjamin Rush – doctor Charles Thomson – tutor William Williams – merchant
The Bostonians “Paying the Excise Man” or Tarring and Feathering
Samuel Adams Birthday; September 27, 1722
FAMOUS QUOTATIONS
John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people.” Ben Franklin said, “Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.”
Abraham Lincoln said, “Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness.” Thomas Jefferson said, “I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors (money) of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.”
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