A. Paul Revere B. John Adams C. William Howe D. Patrick Henry

Clue # 2 Did you know? The Sons of Liberty flew a ‘rebellious’ flag to signify the revolutionary meetings.

Colonists were angry at the Tea Act. A group of colonists named the Sons of Liberty were determined to let the British know they were unhappy. The original purpose of the Sons of Liberty was to force British stamp agents to resign and to stop American merchants from ordering British goods. The Stamp Act had placed a tax on documents like newspapers and playing cards. The Sons of Liberty felt that being taxed without consent was a violation of their rights. Patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock led the Sons of Liberty. The group was originally known as the Loyal Nine. The Sons of Liberty was a secret organization established in 1765. They conducted secret meetings to discuss how to fight taxation by the British government. Their message was clear once again, “no taxation without representation.” Founding Patriot members included Samuel Adams, John Adams, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, and Paul Revere. About 900,000 pounds of cheap Dutch tea was imported by smugglers every year. The Sons of Liberty encouraged people to buy the smuggled tea because it was a way to boycott British goods. The quality of the tea wasn’t as high as the British

tea but they wanted to make a political statement. Question Who was not an original member of the Sons of Liberty? A. Paul Revere B. John Adams C. William Howe

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`On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty decided to take action against British laws and taxation. Disguised as Native Americans, members of the Sons of Liberty stormed aboard the three British ships sitting in the Boston harbor. Once onboard the ships, they dumped 342 chests of tea overboard in the harbor. No one was hurt, and the participants reportedly cleaned the ships’ decks before they left. They destroyed over 92,000 pounds of tea. Today, that amount of tea would be worth close to one million dollars. The Boston Tea Party was a protest by the American Colonists in regards to the tea taxes that the British had imposed on them. Paul Revere and other colonists disguised themselves in an attempt to fool the British but the British knew who ruined their tea. The king considered the tea dumping as an act of rebellion. Samuel Adams argued that the Boston Tea Party was the only option the people had to defend their constitutional rights. The Boston Tea Party was a political protest by the Sons of Liberty. After the Boston Tea Party, John Adams and other American colonists thought that drinking tea was unpatriotic. Tea drinking declined and resulted in a shift to drinking coffee. Today the amount of tea dumped would be worth how much? Question A. One million dollars B. Two million dollars C. Three million dollars

Question D. Four million dollars Paul Revere participated in the Boston Tea Party along…

Second number of code : The number of colonists that joined Paul Revere ______MINUS 109.

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