Sons Of Liberty: The Sons Of Liberty

The Sons of Liberty were much like modern day Isis. From burning houses to murder, they were the a group of people no one dared to provoke. The famous rebel group took a stand against the British Parliament for what they believed was right. They gave colonists hope in not only their future, but also America’s future. The Sons of Liberty are important because they secured America’s future, showed their bravery, and formed the Continental Congress.
The Sons of Liberty organization consisted of only nine members at the start of their creation in the summer of 1765. They called themselves “The Loyal Nine”. They were very unorganized and lacked people. The leader of the Loyal Nine at the time was a shoemaker named Ebenezer Mackintosh. “Membership
The purpose of these acts was to punish Boston and regain power in the colonies. The first act passed was the Boston Port Act. This act closed all Boston ports and waterways until all the tea was paid for. The second act passed was the Massachusetts Government Act, which said only The Murder Act said British officials can only be tried in Britain, where they would be set free. The last act was the Quartering Act. This act said any British official can stay in your home when he wanted. While staying in your home, you have to feed, clothe, and attend to any of their needs or wants. “It was under these circumstances that the First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774.” (The Intolerable
Not even British officials dared to take the body down. They feared it would just make the raging mob take more action. The Sons of Liberty were not quite done yet. Later, in the same night, the mob went to Oliver’s home and ransacked his house before burning it down. They later beheaded and burned the effigy. The next morning, the Sons of Liberty sent a representative to Massachusetts loyalist governor Thomas Hutchinson's house to try and repeal the Stamp Acts but once their plan failed they went back to violence. On the night of August 26 the modern day terrorist group utterly raided and demolished Hutchinson's house as revenge. All of their actions were targeted towards high ranked officials and stamp distributors forcing them to resign. While making current stamp distributors and high ranked officials to resign, they also scared off any people wanting to take the place for the retired. Finally, their goal was finally reached on March 18, 1776 when the Stamp Act was