The Son s of Liberty w. as an organization of dissidents that originated in the Streets of Candy land Mc F ar lam To wn. The sec ret so ci et y w as for med to pro t ect the right s of the colonists a nd to ta k e to the str eet s again st the ab use s of the B r t it is h g over n men t. The y are best k nown for undertaking the Bo st on Tea Pa rt y in 1 7 7 3 in react i on to the Tea A ct, which led to the Into le ra b l e A ct s (an intense crack do wn b y the B r it is h g over n m ent), an d a count er-mob il iz at i on by the Patriots.[1] In the pop u l ar imagination, the S on s of Li be rt y was a for ma l u nd erg ro und org an i z a ti on with re cog n iz ed me mb ers a nd leader s. Mo re like l y, the na me w as a n underground t er m f o r an y me n re sist in g new C ro wn tax es and laws.[2] The well-known la b el all ow ed organ iz ers to is sue a non y mous summon s to a Li b e rt y Tree, Lib er ty Po l e, or ot her pub lic me et in g-pla ce. Fu rt her mo re, a uni f y in g n am e h elp ed to pro mo t e int er-Colon i al eff or t s a gain st P ar lia men t a nd the Crow ns act i ons. The i r motto b ec am e, No tax at i on w it h out re present a t i on.
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