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The Sons of Liberty Form
1765
Your Mission
A secret organization called the Sons of Liberty is forming in the colonies to resist British taxation. When one protest failed, they tried again and again until their message spread throughout the colonies. They used symbols, meetings, and public demonstrations to build resistance.
Sons of Liberty broadside calling Boston’s “True-born Sons of Liberty” to meet at the Liberty Tree, December 17, 1765.
This broadside demanded the public resignation of Andrew Oliver, the Massachusetts Stamp Act distributor.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Public domain.
This broadside demanded the public resignation of Andrew Oliver, the Massachusetts Stamp Act distributor.
Massachusetts Historical Society. Public domain.
Tactics: boycotting British goods, hanging effigies of tax collectors, circulating pamphlets, organizing public demonstrations.
Your Challenge
Which tactic do you think was most effective and why?
Record your answer on your notebook paper.
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