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Unit Test — Cumulative exam

Question 25 • U.S. History I 2014 - SS3308 A-IC

In colonial America, who were the Sons of Liberty?

Answer
A
a group of workers and shopkeepers who organized to protest British taxes
B
a group of politicians who drafted a petition to protest British taxes
C
a group of protesters in Boston who were killed by British soldiers
D
a group of delegates who represented the colonists in Parliament

Explanation

The Sons of Liberty were colonists, including workers and shopkeepers, who organized protests against British taxes and policies. They were not the people killed in the Boston Massacre; those victims are described in choice C.

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