The Sons of Liberty

question 62

Multiple Choice

The Sons of Liberty:

• A) enjoyed support from New York craftsmen and laborers.
• B) won widespread support from New York's upper classes.
• C) opposed any violent response to the Stamp Act.
• D) prompted founder Samuel Adams and his cousin John Adams to break off relations.
• E) caused the Boston Massacre in 1765.

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Definitions:

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