Sons of Liberty

Due to mercantilistic views and extreme financial deficits from multiple wars, Britain was scrambling to increase their revenues around the 1750s and 60s. England was in major debt from over 80 years of various conflicts and by the end of the French and Indian War, thought it made sense to have the colonies help pay for a war that was fought to protect their homes. Britain also valued the concept of mercantilism, which stated there was a fixed amount of wealth in the world and the more one…

a very famous Revolutionary War hero. Many people believe that they know all there is to know about Paul Revere and his life’s accomplishments. However, people do not know about his upbringing from adolescent to a grown up, how he joined the Sons of Liberty, and his attributions to the Revolutionary War. Paul Revere’s parents’ names were Apollo Rivoire and Deborah Hitchborn. Paul Revere’s dad immigrated to Boston from Guernsey. His trip was founded by his Uncle, who also paid a silver smith…

The Daughters of liberty The daughters of liberty were a group of women who were angry with Britain because of all of the unnecessary taxes being given to them, so they decided to rebel against the British by making homemade things instead of buying them from British merchants. The daughters of liberty consisted mainly of five women, Martha Washington born June 13, 1731 in New Kent County, VA, Sarah Franklin Bache born September 11, 1743 in Philadelphia, PA, Esther de Berdt Reed born October 22,…

taxation without representation, so the Sons of Liberty was formed to protest these taxes. The Sons of Liberty were dedicated to protecting the rights of the colonists. They often fought against parliament, and forced several parliament representatives to resign. The Sons of Liberty were the group that was responsible for the Boston Tea Party; they dressed up like Native Americans and dumped an entire ships worth of tea into the Boston Harbor. The Daughters of Liberty were calmer when it came to…

taken to smuggling goods aboard his vessels. Boston became a volatile site once again with the Tea Act of 1773, with Hancock helping to organize protests. Benedict Arnold- born in Norwich, Connecticut, on January 14, 1741. He was a member of the sons of liberty. He was a general in the revolutionary war.In 1757, Arnold enlisted in the militia, and traveled to upstate New York to fight the French. Two years later, Arnold assumed responsibility for his father and sister following his…

During the War for Independence the colonists had to decide whether to be a Loyalist or a Patriot. To me choosing to be a Loyalist was the best thing they could have done for the war. Many of the Sons of Liberty and the Patriots didn’t know how to respect England. The American Colonists did some very disrespectful things to us Loyalists and they didn’t respect our views! Although numerous Americans think that England gave us taxation without representation, we should have just gone along with…

Paul Revere was an important member of the Sons of Liberty, a pin smith and an engraver. One of his most famous pieces of art was a depiction of the Boston Massacre in 1770. Although this is a firsthand account, it cannot be considered a reliable source. As an avid patron of the freedom of the colonists, his drawings are extremely biased in favor of the colonies. He leaves out the historical evidence of the Boston Massacre where the colonists are also at fault. Therefore, his Boston Massacre…

The Boston Tea Party was quite an event in American History, it was a very powerful sense of rebellion. Today I will be discussing different viewpoints of this event from five different people. With its major impact it had, people have quite a lot to say about this action of resistance. I will be discussing sources from the textbook, America: A Narrative History, online sources and RCC Library sources. I shall discuss arguments, summarize articles, and determine if an article is biased or…

Saved by a Swan “Shhh,” members of the Son’s of Liberty whispered as they approached, or moved closer to, the large ships filled with the 342 chests of tea. The Sons’ of Liberty, an organization started to protest the Stamp Act or a law that placed taxes on printed material, were dressed in black clothing with a Donald Trump mask. With his corn-colored hair, orange popsicle skin, and his puffer fish lips, Donald J. Trump was able to startle anyone. The Patriots, or colonists who supported the…

In the 1600’s England had hopes of world domination, which is why with the discovery of the new world, North America, they founded thirteen new colonies along the eastern coast in hopes of claiming it for themselves; little did they know that in a hundred years or so they would be fighting the very colonists they had sent there in the first place. This didn’t just happen overnight, many attempts by the English to control the colonists took place and led to their build up resentment and…