{"product_id":"liberty-and-union-taunton-flag-sticker-magnet","title":"\"Liberty and Union\" Taunton Flag Sticker\/Magnet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe flag of Taunton, Massachusetts, also known as the Taunton Flag and the Liberty and Union Flag, is the city flag of Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. The flag was first adopted in 1774 and has since been adopted as the flag of Taunton. It consists of a red ensign with the flag of Great Britain in a canton with the words \"\u003cstrong\u003eLiberty and Union\u003c\/strong\u003e\" on it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the ten years preceding the battle of Lexington, liberty poles, trees, and flags of various devices are frequently mentioned in contemporary newspapers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grenville Stamp Act was signed by the king on March 22, 1765, but did not go into effect until the following November. It met with such strong opposition that it was repealed on the 18th of March, 1766, after having been in operation a little more than four months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the 29th of May, 1765, Patrick Henry, who had lately been elected a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses, introduced his famous five resolutions against the Stamp Act, which were adopted by a majority of one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe next morning, in the absence of Henry, the House reconsidered and rejected the fifth resolution, which was of a revolutionary character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe four resolutions which were actually adopted were rewritten in slightly changed form, and with two more added were sent out to the other colonies as the actual resolutions of the Virginia legislature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOpposition to the Stamp Act was shown in all of the colonies, in some of which protests were manifested by the display of liberty poles, with flags upon them on which were inscribed mottoes of various kinds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is said that the first resistance to this act was in Wilmington, North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the stamped paper reached Charleston, South Carolina, it was deposited at Fort Johnson. A volunteer force composed of three companies took the fort and seized and destroyed the obnoxious paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile in possession of the fort, they displayed an improvised flag, showing a blue field with three white crescents, one for each company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnderneath this flag, on the 8th of August, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed to the people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Ingersoll arrived in Boston in August, bearing commissions for stamp distributors, intense excitement was created.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe oppressed people manifested their opposition to the enforcement of the law by preparing a coffin inscribed \"Liberty, born at Plymouth, in 1620; died, 1765, aged 145 years,\" which was carried through the streets at the head of a long procession, with minute guns firing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn oration was delivered at the grave; but, just as it was concluded, the figure of Liberty showed signs of returning life; whereupon \"\u003cstrong\u003eLiberty Revived\u003c\/strong\u003e\" was substituted on the coffin, attended by the joyful ringing of bells.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen, late in October, stamps arrived in New York, the people made vigorous demonstrations against the enforcement of the law, accompanied by the raising of a flag bearing the word \"Liberty.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe people of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, in vigorous remonstrance against taxation under the Stamp Act, on the 9th of January, 1766, demanded from Mr. George Meserve, agent for the distribution of stamps in New Hampshire, his commission and instructions; and, notwithstanding his resignation, required him to take an oath that he would not attempt to execute the office.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey afterward paraded the streets, carrying the commission on the point of a sword, and displaying a banner on which was inscribed the motto \"\u003cstrong\u003eLiberty, Property, and No Stamps.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo perpetuate the event, they erected this flag at Swing Bridge, which from that time was called Liberty Bridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the meantime, upon the invitation of Massachusetts for the colonies to meet in a representative convention in New York, the famous Stamp Act Congress had assembled on the 7th of October, 1765, and continued in session for fourteen days, the whole subject of the rights and grievances of the colonies being fully discussed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen the joyful tidings of the repeal of the Stamp Act came to America, the colonists saw a promise of justice for the future and were overjoyed at the prospect. They had celebrations and bonfires and were ready to purchase English goods without limit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the news of the repeal, in New York, on the 6th of May, there were many demonstrations of joy. The Sons of Liberty erected a liberty pole in front of Warren street, from which was displayed a flag with the inscription \"The King, Pitt, and Liberty.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Assembly voted to erect a statue of Pitt, who had insisted on the repeal, and another of George III, which were set up in the year 1770. Within six years the statue of the king, which was made of lead and gilded, was hauled down and converted into bullets by the patriots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon the old training field (which for many years has been known as the Green) at Taunton, Massachusetts, on Friday, the 21st of October, 1774, two years before the Declaration of Independence, a Union flag was unfurled with the words \"Liberty and Union\" inscribed thereon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Taunton flowed fast through the shimmering Weir,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePast the Rock where the Northmen came in from the Bay.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Forest the red Leaves were falling, and sear,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere Annawan perished, — the stone Church to-day, —\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe loveliest Church e'er the Traveler saw,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWith its sentinel Pines and its Ivy-wreathed Tower,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eStands hard by the Place where the Women in Awe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeard their Husbands cry out in that glorious Hour:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the Hope of the Future, the Faith of the Past,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn the name of our Covenant, ever to last,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe'll defend with our Valor, and our Virtues and our Votes\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe new Flag of Taunton that waves o'er the Green.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach purchase comes with one sticker or one magnet. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beauregard's Tailor","offers":[{"title":"Stickers (3)","offer_id":51417619661078,"sku":null,"price":2.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Magnet (1)","offer_id":51417619693846,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0756\/0885\/0710\/files\/20FDC53D-D6CF-43C4-A33B-63D46ADFFE57.png?v=1781432211","url":"https:\/\/beauregardstailor.shop\/products\/liberty-and-union-taunton-flag-sticker-magnet","provider":"Beauregard's Tailor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}