Santa Maria and the Beautiful Five Cities Area. The city of Santa Maria is located on Californiaâs Central Coast between Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. Its location provides easy access for residents to enjoy both rural and urban activities and lifestyles. Santa Maria is blessed with a nearly perfect year-round climate and a stunning natural beauty.
Leaders of the Sons of Liberty who took part in the struggle for independence include Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Paul Revere and Joseph Warren. The Sons of Liberty originated in the mid 1760âs with just a few members who called themselves The Loyal Nine. This group included: John Avery and Henry Bass, both merchants; Benjamin Edes, printer; Thomas Chase, Distiller; John Smith and Stephen Cleverly, both braziers and Joseph Field, a ship captain.
The Sons of Liberty were a group of colonists who organized protests against what they perceived as unfair taxation and boycotts against taxed goods.uring this debate Charles Townshend who supported the act referred to the colonists as âchildren planted by our care, nourished up by our indulgence and protected by our arms.â Isaac Barre, a member of Parliament who was against the Stamp Act declared that the Americans were not children but âSons of Libertyâ.