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]
Which of the following are accurate (correct) descriptions of the Sons of Liberty?
A
they started in order to protest the Stamp Act
B
they taught people how to sew their own clothes to support the boycott
C
members included John Hancock, Paul Revere, John Adams, and Sam Adams
D
they were not very important during the American Revolution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After the end of the American Revolutionary War, Isaac Sears, Marinus Willet, and John Lamb revived in New York City the Sons of Liberty. In March 1784, they rallied an enormous crowd that called for the expulsion of any remaining Loyalists from the state starting May 1.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Sons of Liberty were a grassroots group of instigators and provocateurs in colonial America who used an extreme form of civil disobedience-threats, and in some cases actual violence-to intimidate loyalists and outrage the British government.

Detailed explanation-3: -The members of this group were Samuel Adams, Joseph Warren, Paul Revere, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Edes, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, John Lamb, William Mackay, Alexander McDougall, James Otis, Benjamin Rush, Isaac Sears, Haym Solomon, James Swan, Charles Thomson, Thomas Young, Marinus Willett, and Oliver Wolcott.

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