Some of the Loyal Nine members: John Avery, Henry Bass, Benjamin Edes, Thomas Chase, John Smith and Stephen Cleverly.

The name “Sons of Liberty” was adopted from a debate in Parliament in 1765 about the Stamp Act.

Charles Townshend: (colonists) “children planted by our care, nourished up by our indulgence and protected by our arms."

Isaac Barre, a member of Parliament declared that the Americans were not children but “Sons of Liberty”.

The Loyal Nine never formed a mob.

The Loyal Nine never prepared demonstrations to protest the Stamp Act.

Pretty much everyone in agreement with the Stamp Act joined the Sons of Liberty.

Samuel Adams, John Adams, and John Hancock were voicing their discontent with the Stamp Act.

John Adams essay in the Boston Gazette on August 1765 entitled “A Dissertation on Cannon and Feudal Law”.

Adams' essay: Certain liberties and freedom Americans enjoyed was god given and earned by many generations of Americans.

The objective of the Sons of Liberty was to make the government repeal the Stamp Act which happened on March 18, 1766.

The Sons of Liberty were always peaceful and never tried to force people to resign from their jobs by using violence.

The Sons of Liberty bullied many people but left merchants alone to trade with anyone they wanted.

Newspapers were the best weapon the Sons of Liberty had to fight the Stamp Act with.

Almost every newspaper in the colonies had daily reports of the activities of the Sons of Liberty.

Newspapers supported the constitutionality of the Stamp Act.

George Washington felt the Stamp Act was an attack on freedom and liberty.

John Adams felt the Stamp Act attacked the liberties of the colonies.

Benjamin Franklin felt parliament cannot pass internal taxes because the colonies are not represented.

British Loyalists thought the Stamp Act was unfair to the British colonies.

There were British citizens living in the Americas that thought the colonies should pay taxes.

Many of the colonists felt the Stamp Act was an attack on their freedom and liberty.

The colonists felt the British government was interfering in colonial affairs without their representation in government

Supporters of the Stamp Act felt colonies should pay for British protection and paying the taxes would increase trade

American blood was shed on American soil.

Large-scale fighting between American minutemen and the British redcoats did not begin until 1775.

The Boston Massacre happened in 1770 between the British redcoats and American minutemen.

When attempts were made to seize two of John Hancock's trading vessels, Boston was ready to riot.

Lord Hillsborough, Parliament's minister on American affairs, finally ordered four regiments to be moved to Boston.

American colonists were happy to see British troops march into Boston.

Less than three weeks prior to the arrival of British troops, Bostonians assembled in Faneuil Hall.

But when the redcoats marched boldly through the town streets on October 1, the colonists did not physically resist.

Moderates began to think the Crown was interested in stripping away American civil liberties by having a standing army.

More colonists resented the British government the longer its troops stood in Boston.

On March 5, 1770, a mob of about 60 angry townspeople descended upon the guard at the Customs House.

When reinforcements were called, the crowd began hurling rocks and snowballs at the guard and reinforcements.

In the heat of the confusing melee, the British fired without Captain Thomas Preston's command.

Imperial bullets took the lives of five men, including Crispus Attucks, a former slave. Others were injured.

Captain Preston and four of his men were cleared of all charges in the trial that followed.

Two others were convicted of manslaughter, but were sentenced to a mere branding of the thumb.

The lawyer who represented the British soldiers was none other than patriot John Adams.

The British repealed all taxes except the taxes on tea.

All American colonists boycotted the import of tea after the British repealed the other taxes.

Most American colonists kept importing tea.

Americans learned that the British would use force when necessary to keep the Americans obedient.

The Quartering Act outlined the locations and conditions in which British soldiers could find a room in the colonies.

On March 24, 1765, Parliament passes the Quartering Act

On March 25, 1774, British Parliament passes the Boston Port Act

Boston Port Act, closing the port of Boston and demanding that the city’s residents pay for Boston Tea Party damages.

About 1 million dollars in today's money was damaged in the Boston Tea Party.

Administration of Justice Act, all British officials tried in Britain for any capitol offenses while upholding the law.

On May 20, 1774 the Administration of Justice Act was passed.

The Massachusetts government act of May 20, 1774 gave the British control over all town meetings in the colony.

The Quebec Act on May 20, 1774 extended Canadian borders to cut off Conneticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia colonies.

In the summer that followed Parliament's attempt to punish Boston, sentiment for the patriot cause increased much.

On September 1774, the First Continental Congress was convened in Philadelphia.

Continental Congress decided that non-importation of tea would be the approach of the colonies against Britain.

A declaration of colonial rights was sent to London. The debate was about the colonies' relationship with Britain.

Joseph Galloway proposed an imperial union with Britain.

In an imperial union, all acts of Parliament would have to be approved by an American assembly to take effect.