USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, the Daughters of Liberty was formed. Established in 1765, the organization was comprised solely of women who sought to demonstrate their loyalty to the revolutionary cause by boycotting British goods and making their own.

Detailed explanation-2: -Created in response to unfair British taxes and regulations, the Daughters of Liberty organization was first mentioned in the press in 1766. They would organize boycotts, help manufacture goods that were in short supply and even engage in public protest when necessary.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Daughters of Liberty was the formal female association that was formed in 1765 to protest the Stamp Act, and later the Townshend Acts, and was a general term for women who identified themselves as fighting for liberty during the American Revolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -The most famous boycott occurred in 1774 when several women actually signed a petition promising not to drink British tea after the British passed the Tea Act in 1773. This was a huge sacrifice because the American colonists loved their tea!

Detailed explanation-5: -Esther Reed was a London-born woman who worked to raise more than $300, 000 in Philadelphia with three dozen women, who went door to door. Esther organized a women’s group, who used the money to sew linen shirts for the soldiers of the Continental Army.