Sons of Liberty
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The Sons of Liberty ( English : "Sons of Liberty") were a group of young and enthusiastic patriots in North America before the American Revolution . Its aim was to prevent the implementation of the provisions of the stamp law passed in 1765 under the British Prime Minister George Grenville in the North American colonies by all means, including violence. The name Sons of Liberty goes back to Isaac Barré , who was the English MP at the time and who called the colonists that way.
Influential leaders of the coming American Revolution were not members of the organization themselves, but they supported its goals. Famous members included Paul Revere , John Adams and his cousin Samuel Adams .
The Sons of Liberty publicly protested the enforcement of the Stamp Act in Boston . They also called on the other colonies to also refuse to comply with the stamp law. The later second President of the United States , John Adams , supported the group both politically and legally.
The group formed the first effective counter-movement against motherland Great Britain . She continued her resistance even after the stamp law was repealed in 1766. The climax of the dispute between the 13 colonies and their motherland Great Britain was the Boston Tea Party , which started out from some members of the St. Andrews Lodge , a Masonic lodge , who were also members of the Sons of Liberty. Another event was the Gaspée affair , in which the Sons of Liberty set a British ship on fire.
novel
The "sons of freedom" are also the focus of the novel Johnny Tremain. A novel for old and young ( Johnny Tremain. A Novel for Old and Young , 1944) by Esther Forbes . Tom Blackburn and George Bruns also wrote the song The Sons of Liberty for the Walt Disney film adaptation of this book, directed by Robert Stevenson in 1957 .