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QuizMultiple Choice

Sons of Liberty

Question 10 • SD-Early US History A

After the Boston Massacre, the colonies organized

Answer
A
the Townshend Acts to pay taxes to Britain.
B
Committees of Correspondence to respond to growing disputes.
C
the Boston Tea Party to celebrate the lifting of the tea tax.
D
the Intolerable Acts to repay Britain for its role in the events of 1770.

Explanation

The colonies organized Committees of Correspondence to share information and coordinate responses to disputes with Britain. These committees helped colonial leaders communicate across communities as tensions grew. The Townshend Acts had been passed before the Boston Massacre, and the Intolerable Acts came later, after the Boston Tea Party.

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