Suppose You Are a Colonial Leader in the Late 1700s

question 106

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are a colonial leader in the late 1700s and are tired of Great Britain's oppressive taxation. You have suffered financially and have decided to meet with fellow colonists to denounce the British policies and organize a boycott of British goods. Which organization have you most likely joined?

• A) the Sons of Liberty
• B) the Constitutional Convention
• C) the Stamp Act Congress
• D) the First Continental Congress

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