The Sons of Liberty

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

• Colonists, known as American patriots, who spoke out against the British.

• A group of religious rebels.

• People who followed King George's rule.

• King George III's loyal subjects.

What is treason?

• paying unfair taxes

• people who work against their country by protesting against the King

• people who fought in the French and Indian War

• people who were loyal to the King

What did the Sons of Liberty want from British Parliament?

• They wanted the colonies to pay all taxes.

• They wanted the King to create more taxes.

• They wanted the British Parliament to hear their concerns.

• They wanted the British Parliament to ignore them and let them live a happy life alone.

Select three ways the Sons of Liberty showed that they disagreed with the British Parliament.

• They protested by speaking out against the taxes.

• They wrote thank you letters to the King thanking him for the taxes.

• They boycotted British good by refusing to them.

• They captured British tax collectors and ran them out of town or made them quit their job.

Why did the British Parliament repeal the Stamp Act?

• Because so many colonists loved the Act.

• Because so many colonists opposed the tax.

• Because so many colonists were leaving the colonies.

• Because the Native Americans did not like the taxes.

How did the British Parliament feel about the Stamp Act?

• Parliament felt that the taxes on printed materials was fair.

• They did not like the taxes as well.

• They boycotted the tax themselves in Great Britain.

• They paid the tax willingly.

What was the Declaratory Act?

• British soldiers had to pay taxes too.

• It was an act stating that the British government had the power to legislate or make laws and pass taxes over the colonies.

• It was an act declaring that the British would no longer tax the colonists.

• It was a tax on the Declaration of Independence.

What was a second thing the Sons of liberty wanted?

• They wanted to be mean to the colonists.

• They wanted to be nice to the British.

• They wanted to pay the taxes.

• They wanted freedom to make their own laws and pass their own taxes.