Generally, the activities of the Daughters of Liberty were more peaceful than those of the Sons of Liberty. They supported the Sons of Liberty but focused on boycotting British goods. They made homespun cloth and found substitutes for other British goods when colonial non-importation agreements led to shortages. The Sons of Liberty's activities focused more on public protest. This included threatening British officials and pro-British colonists, destroying property, and hanging officials in effigy.
Generally, the activities of the Daughters of Liberty were more peaceful / violent than those of the Sons of Liberty. They supported the Sons of Liberty but focused on boycotting / destroying British goods. They made homespun cloth and found substitutes for other British goods when colonial non-importation agreements led to shortages. The Sons of Liberty's activities focused more on diplomatic appeals / public protest. This included petitioning / threatening British officials and pro-British colonists, destroying property, and hanging officials in effigy. *
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