This has been a popular design over the years. SSA took a classic design put a modern twist on it. This is history and art blended to bring you a battle ready concept that could go on any bag, hat or any kit that you may have. Below is some history behind the flag.

The Sons of Liberty Flag, also known as The Rebellious Stripes, was used as a symbol of the Sons of Liberty, and of resistance against British taxation during the American Revolution.

An original flag flown from the Liberty Tree is in the collection of Revolutionary Spaces in Boston at the Old State House. The flag is wool with nine vertical stripes, four white and five red. The owner of the flag post-Revolution, Samuel "Rat-Trap" Adams, claimed that the flag was used by the Sons of Liberty, although there is no contemporary documentation of a non-British striped flag used by the Sons of Liberty. A flag having 13 horizontal red and white stripes was used by the Continental Navy and by American merchant ships during the war, although the two styles of flag do not appear to be related.

Design and origin
The Sons of Liberty Flag features nine stripes – five red, and four white, arranged vertically, with no other symbols or marks. Each stripe represents an American colony.

In March 1765, the British government passed the Stamp Act – a tax imposed on different kinds of printed materials – which the colonists considered extremely unfair. The tax was created to fund British troops on the continent, and the colonists did not have any elected members in the British parliament, This is why the Stamp Act was labeled “taxation without representation”.

The Stamp Act led to widespread protests and unrest, especially towards British tax collectors. In Boston, a group of patriot businessmen called the Loyal Nine was formed to organize resistance against the Stamp Act. Later, this group evolved into the Sons of Liberty, which was formed in August 1765.

The Sons of Liberty was an underground group of patriots that organized protests and demonstrations against British taxation, which would sometimes turn violent. They were primarily a political organization, helping to sway public opinion against the British. During the war, they produced propaganda and helped with the logistical efforts of the Continental Army.

The group was loosely structured, and was often used as a moniker for any patriot organization that opposed British taxation and overreach. Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, and John Hancock were among its members.

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.

Source:
https://www.americanrevolution.org/sons-of-liberty-flag/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sons_of_Liberty

Release date: 9/13/24

- 2 x 3.25
- PVC
- Hook backing