
Sons of Liberty
This was the flag of the early colonist
who had joined together in the protest against the British
impositions on American economic freedom.
One such protest was resistance to the Stamp Act, on October 7,
1765. A
delegate from each of the nine colonies formed the "Stamp Act
Congress" . They
petitioned the king and parliament, the act was repealed on March
18,
1766. The flag of nine red and white stripes that represented
these "Sons of Liberty" became known as the "Rebellious Stripes."
On December 16, 1773, the
Sons of Liberty protested the parliament's Tea Act, an action that
became known as the Boston Tea Party. The colonists' believed the
tax to be a violation of their legitimate economic liberty. Three
and a half years
after the Tea Party the thirteen colonies had come together in
their decision
to fight for independence and the nine stripes had grown to
thirteen. The Sons of Liberty would rally under a large tree which
became known as "The
Liberty Tree".
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Sons of Liberty |
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3' x 5' |
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$38.90 |
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