How Boston’s Liberty Tree Helped Plant the Seeds of Revolution in Massachusetts

How Boston’s Liberty Tree helped plant the seeds of Revolution in Massachusetts

On Aug. 14, 1765 — 260 years ago — colonists gathered under a giant elm that would soon be known as the Liberty Tree to start their dissent to the Stamp Act.

The Original Liberty Tree: Patriots Resisting Tyranny » Sons of Liberty Media

‘The Stamp Act proved ineffective in collecting revenues – but it did one thing: It awakened the sleeping giant’ Two-hundred fifty years ago this month, the British chopped down an important symbol of American freedom – the Boston Liberty Tree. To add insult to injury, they ignominiously turned that once-stately elm into mere firewood. I …

The Original Liberty Tree: Patriots Resisting Tyranny ⋆ Conservative Firing Line

The following article, The Original Liberty Tree: Patriots Resisting Tyranny, was first published on Conservative Firing Line. Two-hundred fifty years ago this month, the British chopped down an important symbol of American freedom – the Boston Liberty Tree. To add insult to injury, they ignominiously turned that once-stately elm into mere firewood. I knew virtually nothing about the Liberty Tree – until I was informed by Dr. Peter Lillback, the…

The original Liberty Tree: Patriots resisting tyranny * WorldNetDaily * by Jerry Newcombe

Two-hundred fifty years ago this month, the British chopped down an important symbol of American freedom – the Boston Liberty Tree. To add insult to injury, they ignominiously turned that once-stately elm into mere firewood. I knew virtually nothing about the Liberty Tree – until I was informed by Dr. Peter Lillback, the founding president of Providence Forum, for which I serve as executive director. Lillback has even begun a project to restore …

The Original Liberty Tree: Patriots Resisting Tyranny - Conservative Angle

The following article, The Original Liberty Tree: Patriots Resisting Tyranny, was first published on Conservative Firing Line. Two-hundred fifty years ago this month, the British chopped down an important symbol of American freedom – the Boston Liberty Tree. To add insult to injury, they ignominiously turned that once-stately elm into mere firewood. I knew virtually nothing about the Liberty Tree – until I was informed by Dr. Peter Lillback, the…