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==Design and origin== |
==Design and origin== |
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The nine stripes on the Sons of Liberty Flag represent the nine [[British America|colonies]] that attended the [[#Call for Congress|Stamp Act Congress]] – ([[Province of Massachusetts Bay|Massachusetts]], [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations|Rhode Island]], [[Connecticut Colony|Connecticut]], [[Province of New York|New York]], [[Province of New Jersey|New Jersey]], [[Province of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[Delaware Colony|Delaware]], [[Province of Maryland|Maryland]] and [[Province of South Carolina|South Carolina]]). ([[Colony of Virginia|Virginia]], [[Province of North Carolina|North Carolina]], [[Province of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]], and [[Province of Georgia|Georgia]]) did not send representatives. |
The nine stripes on the Sons of Liberty Flag represent the nine [[British America|colonies]] that attended the [[#Call for Congress|Stamp Act Congress]] – ([[Province of Massachusetts Bay|Massachusetts]], [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations|Rhode Island]], [[Connecticut Colony|Connecticut]], [[Province of New York|New York]], [[Province of New Jersey|New Jersey]], [[Province of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[Delaware Colony|Delaware]], [[Province of Maryland|Maryland]] and [[Province of South Carolina|South Carolina]]). ([[Colony of Virginia|Virginia]], [[Province of North Carolina|North Carolina]], [[Province of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]], and [[Province of Georgia|Georgia]]) did not send representatives. |
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==The Sons of Liberty Flag Impacts The Stamp Act of 1765== |
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In June 1765, the Massachusetts Assembly drafted a letter, which was sent to the legislatures of "the several Colonies on this Continent" to "consult together on the present circumstances of the colonies."<ref>Weslager, p. 60</ref> Nine of the [[British America]] continental colonies ultimately selected delegates to attend the congress: [[Province of Massachusetts Bay|Massachusetts]], [[Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations|Rhode Island]], [[Connecticut Colony|Connecticut]], [[Province of New York|New York]], [[Province of New Jersey|New Jersey]], [[Province of Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]], [[Delaware Colony|Delaware]], [[Province of Maryland|Maryland]], and [[Province of South Carolina|South Carolina]].<ref>Morgan and Morgan, p. 108</ref> All of the delegates selected were members of their colonial legislative bodies.<ref>Weslager, p. 108</ref> |
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The methods by which delegates were selected were in some cases unorthodox. In [[Delaware Colony|Delaware]], then known as the "Three Lower Counties" of the Penn proprietors, assembly members held informal meetings in each of the three counties, in each case selecting the same three delegates<ref>Weslager, pp. 94–95</ref> In [[Province of New York|New York]], the assembly had been prorogued and was judged unlikely to be summoned by [[Lieutenant governor|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Cadwallader Colden|Colden]] to consider the [[Massachusetts Circular Letter|Massachusetts letter]]. The assembly's committee of correspondence, consisting of its New York City delegates, discussed the letter and decided under the circumstances to assume the authority to represent the colony.<ref name=W81>Weslager, p. 81</ref> [[Province of New Jersey|New Jersey's]] assembly politely declined to send delegates before adjourning in late June, but after political sentiment against the Stamp Act became more pronounced, Speaker [[Robert Ogden (New Jersey politician)|Robert Ogden]] called an extralegal assembly (since only the governor could officially call it into session) in late September that chose three delegates. Governor [[William Franklin]] was upset at the action but took no action beyond protesting the unusual meeting.<ref>Weslager, pp. 76–78</ref> [[Province of Maryland|Maryland's]] assembly, prorogued because of a [[smallpox]] outbreak, was finally called into session by Governor [[Horatio Sharpe]] to consider the [[Massachusetts Circular Letter|Massachusetts letter]] on September 23, and delegates were chosen.<ref>Weslager, pp. 72–73</ref> |
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[[Thirteen Colonies|The colonies]] that were not represented at the congress did not send delegates for a variety of reasons. The [[Colony of Virginia|Virginia]] and [[Province of Georgia|Georgia]] assemblies were deliberately prevented from meeting by their governors.<ref>Weslager, pp. 71, 99</ref> [[Province of New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] chose not to send delegates because of an ongoing financial crisis in the colony; by the time some assembly members sought to reconsider that decision, the assembly had adjourned, and Governor [[Benning Wentworth]] refused to call it into session.<ref>Weslager, p. 75</ref> [[Province of North Carolina|North Carolina]] Lieutenant Governor [[William Tryon]] had prorogued the assembly for other reasons, and there was apparently no action taken to request a special session despite public protests and opposition to the act by Speaker [[John Ashe (general)|John Ashe]].<ref>Weslager, pp. 83–84</ref> |
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After the [[Second Continental Congress]] on May 10, 1775, the flag was updated to include 13 red and white stripes to represent each of the [[United Colonies]]. The stripes were changed from vertical to horizontal. |
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Comment: I did some extensive copyright cleanup on this article and moved it to draftspace. The remaining prose was copied here from Stamp Act Congress. — Diannaa (talk) 12:56, 4 August 2024 (UTC)
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| Other names | The Rebellious Stripes, Rebellious Stripes |
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| Use | American Revolution |
| Adopted | August 1767 |
| Relinquished | 1775 |
| Design | Nine vertically stripes – five red, and four white, arranged vertically and represent nine of thirteen British colonies: Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and South Carolina |
Design and origin
[edit]The nine stripes on the Sons of Liberty Flag represent the nine colonies that attended the Stamp Act Congress – (Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and South Carolina). (Virginia, North Carolina, New Hampshire, and Georgia) did not send representatives.