USA HISTORY

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: -In 1772, Adams composed a pamphlet entitled “The Rights of the Colonists.” In this essay, Adams appealed to the idea of natural rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Massachusetts Circular Letter was written by Samuel Adams on behalf of the Massachusetts legislature in reaction to the unpopular Townshend Acts passed by Parliament in 1767. Dated 11 Feb. 1768, the letter asserted that Parliament had no right to tax Americans, as they were not represented by that legislative body.

Detailed explanation-4: -Between 1768 and 1769, Adams authored over twenty newspaper articles under the pen names “Vindex” and “Candidus.” In these articles he railed against the Commissioners of Customs and the standing British Army.

Detailed explanation-5: -In November 1772, Samuel Adams and other leading patriots formed the Boston Committee of Correspondence in response to the news that governors, judges and other high officials in Massachusetts Bay Province would be paid their salaries by the Crown, rather than by colonial legislatures.