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EMERGENCE OF USA

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT

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Speaker A:"I would have hanged my brother if he took part with our enemy in this country, “ said the Patriot, Samuel Adams. Speaker B:"Bodies were then piled in the carts and hauled through the streets. The loyalists laughed and hooted as they saw these carts go by. ‘There goes another load of rebels, ‘ they would say.” Based on these statements, which conclusion can best be drawn about the colonists’ support for independence from England?
A
Patriots received better treatment than Loyalists received.
B
Patriots and Loyalists both wanted to end British rule of the colonies.
C
Everyone living in the thirteen colonies favored independence from Great Britain.
D
The issue of independence from Great Britain caused sharp differences among the American colonists.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Samuel Adams was one of Boston’s most prominent revolutionary leaders. He was known for his ability to harness popular resentment against Parliament’s authority to tax the colonies in a productive manner. His role in the origins of the American War of Independence cannot be understated.

Detailed explanation-2: -Samuel Adams was born on September 22, 1722, in Quincy, Massachusetts. He entered Harvard College at the age of 14. During the 1760s, Adams became a leader of the Patriot resistance to the British government’s attempt to tax the American colonies.

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.

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