Sons and Daughters of Liberty

Test Questions

Sons of Liberty

The Sons of Liberty led an important role in responding to the British occupation in the colonies. The ways these groups retaliated included:

• Ransacking the houses of British officials
• Threatening and scaring British tax collectors
• Arranging secret meetings and communicating with other groups to plan activities involving British destruction

1.List famous members of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty.(Two from each)

2.Why did the Sons and Daughters of Liberty feel so strongly about the Stamp Act and British rule?

3.Where did the Sons of Liberty originate?

4.What resulted from the actions of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?

5. What is the famous slogan said on the Gadsden Flag?

Famous Sons of Liberty

• Paul Revere
• Samuel Adams
• John Adams
• Benedict Arnold
• John Hancock
• Christopher Gadsden

Many members of the Sons of Liberty also signed the Declaration of Independence.

South Carolina Connection: Christopher Gadsden

“Men whose behavior on many Occasions has caused the Blood of these Sons of Liberty to recoil within them.” Isaac Barré

in response to

• Christopher Gadsden was a patriot leader from SC.
• He was a member of the Continental Congress.
• Gadsden was one of the founders of the Charleston chapter of the Sons of Liberty.
• He is also famous for designing the Gadsden Flag.

The British and supporters of the British (Loyalists or Tories) were often tarred and feathered by Sons of Liberty.

The Sons of Liberty Flag

Daughters of Liberty

The Daughters of Liberty helped the war effort by boycotting British goods, and refused to buy British cloth, tea, and other goods.

As an alternative, they made homespun cloth and tea, and encouraged other women to follow their example.

Famous Daughters of Liberty

• Abigail Adams
• Martha Washington
• Maude Epperson (one of the founders)

"With ladies on our side, we can make every Tory tremble." Samuel Adams

about the Daughters of Liberty

Results of the Stamp Act

Cause and Formation of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty

The Stamp Act was repealed a year after it passed, in March 1766, causing the Sons of Liberty to become less active; however they were the group mainly responsible for the Boston Tea Party after the Tea Act of 1773.

The Townshend Acts of 1767

• The Sons and Daughters of Liberty were formed chiefly in retaliation to The Stamp Act of 1765.

• The groups originated primarily in New York and Boston, Massachusetts, but the idea of protesting the British government spread quickly throughout the colonies.

Because the Stamp Act was no longer in effect, the British established the Townshend Acts to increase their revenue and to repay debts. Imports of glass, lead, paints, tea, and paper were taxed .

The original Sons of Liberty began as the Loyal Nine, an organization with nine primary members.

• John Avery
• Henry Bass
• Thomas Chase
• Stephen Cleverly
• Thomas Crafts
• Benjamin Edes
• Joseph Field
• John Smith
• George Trott

and actions of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty

Sons and Daughters of Liberty

by Lilly Gillespie