Sons of Liberty
Definition
The Sons of Liberty was a secret revolutionary organization that was created in the Thirteen American Colonies to advance the rights of the European colonists and to fight taxation by the British government.
Analogy
Think about a group of students forming a secret club to protest against unfair school rules. They might organize rallies, create posters, or even meet with school officials. That's what the Sons of Liberty did - but on a much larger scale and with higher stakes.
Related terms
Boston Tea Party: A political protest staged by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. They dumped 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor as an act against the Tea Act imposed by Britain.
Samuel Adams: One of the founding members of the Sons Of Liberty who later became an important leader in U.S history and one among signers for United States Declaration Of Independence.
Patriots: These were colonists who rejected British rule during the American Revolution and declared United States as an independent nation.
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