USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following men helped to found the Sons of Liberty?
A
John Locke
B
Samuel Adams
C
George Washington
D
Thomas Jefferson
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Despite very little documentary evidence as to the origins of the organization, Boston Patriot Samuel Adams is often credited as being the founder and leader of the Sons of Liberty. The Sons of Liberty was most likely organized in the summer of 1765 as a means to protest the passing of the Stamp Act of 1765.

Detailed explanation-2: -So, under the direction of the Sons of Liberty, the colonists organized a boycott of all British goods being sold in the colonies. Under Samuel Adams and other members of the Sons of Liberty, the boycott was enforced throughout Boston and the surrounding Massachusetts area.

Detailed explanation-3: -Samuel Adams, John Hancock Were Among Its Prominent Leaders Another key member was John Hancock, who later was immortalized by his flamboyant signature on the Declaration of Independence. James Otis, Paul Revere, Benedict Arnold, and Dr. Benjamin Rush, among others, were also involved in the group.

Detailed explanation-4: -Samuel Adams, (born September 27 [September 16, Old Style], 1722, Boston, Massachusetts [U.S.]-died October 2, 1803, Boston), politician of the American Revolution, leader of the Massachusetts “radicals, ” who was a delegate to the Continental Congress (1774–81) and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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