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feb 26, 1765 - The Sons of Liberty were formed in 1765

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The Sons of Liberty were formed in 1765. They used public demonstrations, boycott, violence, and threats of violence to ensure that the British tax laws were unenforceable.

In Boston, the Sons of Liberty burned the records of the vice admiralty court and looted the home of chief justice Thomas Hutchinson.

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feb 26, 1765
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~ 260 years ago