the Sons of Liberty
/ðə ˌsʌnz əv ˈlɪbəti/
/ðə ˌsʌnz əv ˈlɪbərti/
- a number of secret organizations formed in the American colonies in 1765 to protest against the Stamp Act. They were strongest in Boston and New York, where a group of them attacked British soldiers in 1770, one of the first serious actions that led to the American Revolution.
自由之子:1765年在美国殖民地成立的许多秘密组织,以抗议《邮票法》。他们在波士顿和纽约最强,1770年他们在那里袭击了英国士兵,这是导致美国独立战争的首批严重行动之一。