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THE SONS OF LIBERTY
Secret society organized to resist British oppression
Famous for orchestrating the
Boston Tea Party
Sometimes used violent action to protest British policy (e.g., tarring and feathering tax collectors and Loyalists)
No formal leadership or organization
Likely began in Boston to protest Stamp Act
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Learn more about the Sons of Liberty & the Boston Tea Party from the Massachusetts Historical Society