Sons Of Liberty Dbq

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The Sons of Liberty were barbaric and did many awful things. They destroyed houses and tar and feather people to get what they wanted. They had rallied to go against Britain and decided not to pay their taxes. They also hired smugglers and thugs to help them do the things they did. The Sons of Liberty organized the Boston Tea Party and destroyed the British tea.
The Sons of Liberty hated the tax collectors, so they did many horrible things to them and went against the law. They ransacked tax collectors houses, even though they were just doing their job. They took tax collectors furniture and burned it in the street. After that the Sons of Liberty tied up the tax collector then tar and feathered him. Then they forced them to publicly swear an oath to never to be a tax collector ever again. They did this to many tax collectors to get their way. The Sons of Liberty held secret meetings to discuss when they would have their rallies. They were opposed to pay their taxes and smuggled in illegal tea to get out of the tea tax.
The Sons of Liberty had help from others to them do what they did, like the Boston Tea Party. They hired smugglers and thugs that were violent and undisciplined. The smugglers and thugs helped them do many of …show more content…

People believe they were heroes for a few reasons. They were heroes because their acts were justified in the end and they gave the colonists a voice. However, they are wrong for many reasons. Their acts were justified, but they did so many terrible things. There was an easier way to settle it. They could have had a boycott or a peaceful revolt. The colonist could have joined them on the boycotts or peaceful revolts. The Sons of Liberty broke many laws when they vandalized and committed their acts. If they did the peaceful things they would have broken a few or none of the laws set in place. The Sons of Liberty were fanatics because of the things they said and

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