1770 ⟶ Golden Hill Incident
Golden Hill incident in New York involving the Sons of Liber...
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🏠 Quartering Act Enacted by Parliament
Parliament enacts the Quartering Act, requiring the Colonies to provide housing, food, and other provisions to British troops. The act is resisted or circumvented in most of the colonies. In 1767 and again in 1769, Parliament suspended the governor and legislature of New York for failure to comply⟶
Quartering ActBritish TroopsColonial ResistanceBritish PolicyNew YorkMilitary
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United States🗽 Liberty Pole Erected in New York City
Liberty pole erected in New York City commons in celebration of the Stamp Act repeal. An intermittent skirmish with the British garrison over the removal of this and other poles, and their replacement by the Sons of Liberty, rages until the Province of New York is under the control of the revolutionary New York Provincial Congress in 1775⟶
Liberty PoleSons of LibertyNew YorkColonial ResistanceSymbolismProtest
United States📢 To the Betrayed Inhabitants of the City and Colony of New York
To the Betrayed Inhabitants of the City and Colony of New York broadside published anonymously by local Son of Liberty Alexander McDougall⟶
PropagandaSons of LibertyAlexander McDougallColonial PropagandaPolitical DiscourseIdeology
United States⚔️ Golden Hill Incident
Golden Hill incident in New York involving the Sons of Liberty; British troops wound civilians, including one death⟶
Golden HillSons of LibertyBritish TroopsViolenceNew YorkMilitary
United States🤝 Association of the Sons of Liberty in New York Published
Association of the Sons of Liberty in New York published by local Sons of Liberty⟶
New YorkSons of LibertyPolitical OrganizationColonial ResistanceBoycottsActivismPropagandaColonial Unity
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