<Ul> <Li> Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New York City, Province of New York, Providence, Rhode Island, Province of Rhode Island, Newport, Rhode Island, Province of New Hampshire, Province of New Jersey, Province of Maryland, Virginia Colony </Li> </Ul> <Li> Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay, New York City, Province of New York, Providence, Rhode Island, Province of Rhode Island, Newport, Rhode Island, Province of New Hampshire, Province of New Jersey, Province of Maryland, Virginia Colony </Li> <P> The Sons of Liberty was an organization that was created in the Thirteen American Colonies . The secret society was formed to protect the rights of the colonists and to fight taxation by the British government . They played a major role in most colonies in battling the Stamp Act in 1765 . The group officially disbanded after the Stamp Act was repealed . However, the name was applied to other local separatist groups during the years preceding the American Revolution . </P> <P> In the popular imagination, the Sons of Liberty was a formal underground organization with recognized members and leaders . More likely, the name was an underground term for any men resisting new Crown taxes and laws . The well - known label allowed organizers to make or create anonymous summons to a Liberty Tree, "Liberty Pole", or other public meeting - place . Furthermore, a unifying name helped to promote inter-Colonial efforts against Parliament and the Crown's actions . Their motto became "No taxation without representation ." </P>

Who were the sons of liberty and what was their purpose