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    The prosecution team in this trial worked to convince and persuade the judges to declare the Sons of Liberty at fault for their rebellious actions during the Boston Tea Party and proclaim them guilty of treason. With this goal in mind, they focused specifically on the colonists’ relationship to Great Britain. Furthermore, the prosecution specifically exploited from the declaration of the colonist’s betrayal and disregard for their own mother country, while claiming that the actions taken broke…

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    But after they talked about Patrick Henry, father announced “I’m apart of the “Sons of Liberty”. We had asked him what the sons of liberty group was,he said that it was an organization that went against the British taxes. Me,mother,and Anne had no clue what to say. Mother became extremely nervous,and said why didn’t you tell me sooner?Father said,”I was but…

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    On December 16th of 1773, the Boston Tea Party, a political protest organized and executed by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts would impact not only the relations of the colonists and the British in the 18th century, but also how America would become how it is today: a global power of its own. After the end of salutary neglect and the implementation of taxes designed to relieve war debts, the citizens of the colonies felt cheated due to the lack of representation in Parliament from…

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    The whole book starts out in the view of the sentry on guard of the customs house. The soldiers have just come in to Boston from out of another city, and the tensions are very very high between the soldiers and the natives of Boston. With all of these tensions a guard describes his experience of him guarding the customs house late at night during winter when a mob quickly appears and advances on him and the other guards that have shown up as the mob has. Then someone yells fire as bells are…

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    lesson would jump to images of Revere riding through Lexington on horseback, shouting warnings about the imminent arrival of the British troops. However, there is more to this historical figure than what is commonly perceived. A member of the Sons of Liberty, Paul Revere delivered countless messages that kept the revolution alive. He created propaganda for the war, such as his much praised Boston Massacre engraving. What was Paul Revere’s most influential feat? Many argue that it was the…

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    The American Revolution was a war in between America and Great Britain in which America demanded independence from the British. The official start date of the Revolution is April 19th, 1775 which was the first battle of the war. However, the official date that America began rebelling against the British was far before the first battle. Americans were already attempting to get the attention of the British and forcing them so listen to their concerns. Although the first battle marks the official…

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    doukhobors both male and female had entered legal, medical, journalistic, and academic work forces. Doukhobors that are independent was already entered the standard economy, some reaching the mastery level around 30-20 years before commun Doukhobors . “Sons of Freedom” usually took either working-class jobs or depended on their farming skills and some welfare for subsistence. Many of the Doukhobors who were not living in any cities controlled themselves economically by having large vegetable…

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    The Sons of Liberty were terrorists or heroes in the eyes of the beholder. I believe that the sons of liberty were fanatics. The sons of liberty burned tax collector's homes, tarred and feathered offenders, and were very violent. The Sons of Liberty hired thugs and other shady people looking to get into trouble. In addition, they didn’t pay taxes they caused the Boston massacre and they were vandals.Also, they were very persuasive and manipulative people The Sons of Liberty were vandals…

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    Sons of Liberty, heros or fanatics “Always stand on principle, even if you stand alone”. My position is Fanatics,because they tarred and feathered people,they went into people's houses and destroyed all of their belongings.they also vandalized homes, the tea party, they were smugglers, stalked piled guns.This is why I chose that they are fanatics instead of heroes. They were fanatics because they did not pay taxes when everyone else were paying taxes.They just decided, okay, I'm not paying…

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    like what the government has done and they want to make an alteration to the laws. The Sons and Daughters of Liberty were a special group of protesters that want different and better rights. They didn’t like certain things that were occurring and they wanted to do something about it. Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty and how did their actions lead to the Revolutionary War? The Sons and Daughters of Liberty impacted the lives of many people. The group all started because of the Stamp and…

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