Who were the Sons and Daughters

of Liberty? Why were they

important?

The Sons of Liberty were an informal yet powerful and passionate group of male colonists who organized minor acts of rebellion (like the Boston Tea Party) to British autocracy; they were founded in 1765 and lasted in one form or another throughout the American Revolutionary War.

Much like the Sons of Liberty, the Daughters of Liberty was created in response to unfair British taxation in the colonies during the American Revolution, particularly the Townshend Acts of 1767 which were a series of measures that imposed customs duties on imported British goods such as glass, paints, lead, paper and tea.