USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Samuel Adams was the prominent leader of both organizations. The meetings in November and December at the Old South Meeting House held prior to the Boston Tea Party were organized by the Boston Committee of Correspondence and the Sons of Liberty.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The Sons of Liberty claimed as members many of the later leaders of the Revolution, including Paul Revere, John Adams, and Samuel Adams.