USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

SONS OF LIBERTY RESISTANCE TO THE STAMP ACT AND BRITISH RULE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where were the Sons of Liberty created (passed)
A
Philadelphia
B
New York City
C
Boston
D
Trenton
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In August 1765, the group was founded in Boston, Massachusetts. A precursor of this group was the Loyal Nine. By November 6, a committee was set up in New York to correspond with other colonies.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sons of Liberty: The Masterminds of the Boston Tea Party The Sons of Liberty, a well-organized Patriot paramilitary political organization shrouded in secrecy, was established to undermine British rule in colonial America and was influential in organizing and carrying out the Boston Tea Party.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Sons’ most prominent leader was Samuel Adams, the son of a wealthy brewer who was more interested in radical rabble-rousing than commerce.

Detailed explanation-4: -Angered, the Sons of Liberty organized boycotts of British goods. The arrival of soldiers led to the Boston Massacre, in which British soldiers fired at an angry mob and five colonists were killed.

Detailed explanation-5: -There were a lot of events that led to American Independence, but it was on this day in 1765 that the seeds of revolution were planted in an angry Boston when protesters let their feelings be known about unjust taxes. On August 14, 1765, outrage boiled over in the city.

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