Original sentence: As resistance to the British grew, flags bearing a representation of the Liberty Tree were flown to symbolize the spirit of liberty.During the siege of Boston, about the last day of August 1775, a party of Loyalists led by Job Williams cut the tree down, knowing what it represented to the colonists, and used the tree for firewood.On August 14, 1765, a group of men calling themselves the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston under a large elm tree at the corner of Essex Street and Orange Street near Hanover Square to protest the Stamp Act.This act further enraged the rebels.When the news of the Liberty Tree spread throughout the colonies, local rebels in each of the 13 colonies formed a Sons of Liberty group and identified a large tree to be used as a meeting place
Edited sentence: As resistance to the British grew, flags bearing a representation of the Liberty Tree were flown to symbolize the unwavering spirit of liberty.During the siege of Boston, about the last day of August 1775, a party of Loyalists led by Job Williams defiantly cut the tree down in an act of spite, knowing what it represented to the colonists, and used the tree for firewood.On August 14, 1765, a group of men calling themselves the Sons of Liberty gathered in Boston under a large elm tree at the corner of Essex Street and Orange Street near Hanover Square to protest the hated Stamp Act.This act only further enraged the colonists.When the news of the Liberty Tree spread throughout the colonies, local patriots in each of the 13 colonies formed a Sons of Liberty group and identified a large tree to be used as a meeting place