Historedia
Group or institution

Sons of Liberty

Events
4
Episodes
7
Years
1766–1776

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Sons of Liberty, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Erection of the Liberty Pole in Manhattan

    1766

    Role: Protest group named in the legacy record as erecting the pole; not corroborated by supplied passages

    1. 4 June 1766 (legacy record, uncorroborated) · The Fields, between Broadway and Park Row, Manhattan (per legacy record)Erection of the liberty pole on the king's birthday (legacy record)

      A legacy record describes Sons of Liberty members in Manhattan erecting a liberty pole as a protest on George III's 28th birthday, but no supplied passage corroborates it.

    2. August 1766 (legacy record, uncorroborated) · The Fields, Manhattan (per legacy record)British soldiers cut down the pole (legacy record)

      The legacy record states that British soldiers cut down the Manhattan liberty pole in August 1766; no supplied passage mentions this removal.

  2. Tea Act and Boston Tea Party

    1773

    Role: Protest organizers

    1. 10 May 1773 · Parliament of Great Britain (institutional context; no geographic enactment location supplied)Tea Act Enactment

      The Parliament of Great Britain passed the Tea Act, which received royal assent on 10 May 1773, to aid the financially troubled East India Company.

    2. 16 December 1773 · Boston HarborBoston Tea Party

      Colonists disguised as Native Americans destroyed tea cargo in Boston Harbor on December 16, 1773.

  3. Liberty Flag Raised in Taunton

    1774

    Role: Organizers of the flag raising

    1. 1774 · Taunton, MassachusettsRaising of the Liberty Flag

      The Sons of Liberty raised a flag in Taunton in 1774, an event known as the 'Liberty & Union' or 'Taunton' flag raising.

  4. Toppling of the Statue of George III

    1776

    Role: Local group that toppled the statue

    1. 1776 · Bowling Green, New York CityFate of the Toppled Statue

      The pulled-down 4,000-pound statue is said to have been melted into ammunition for the Continental Army to fight the British.

    2. July 9, 1776 · Bowling Green, New York CityToppling of the Statue of George III

      After the Declaration of Independence was read to Washington's troops, Sons of Liberty rushed down Broadway to Bowling Green and toppled the statue of George III.

Sources

  1. Liberty pole Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
  2. Boston Tea Party Wikipedia
  3. Taunton, Massachusetts Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-11
  4. Bowling Green (New York City) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22