Sons of Liberty?

Question

Members of activists groups, such as the Sons of Liberty, were typically


a.leading colonial lawyers and merchants, disguising themselves in order to lead public protests without being identifiable to the authorities.

b.unemployed workers with little to lose from rioting.

c.artisans, minor merchants, poor laborers, and seamen.

d.members of an underground organization dedicated to winning American independence, who now came into the open to direct a revolutionary movement.

I got this wrong on my quiz and wanted to know the correct answer please help!

Answer 1

i'm almost positive that the answer is:

C

they weren't the leading men of Boston, eliminating A. I remember reading that they did have jobs, eliminating B. And they were never "underground." They wanted people to KNOW that they were protesting, that they were against this taxation. So it's not D. That only leaves C!

Answer 2

C. This was the group that included coppersmiths and silversmiths (including Paul Revere) and merchants. They could organize the activities secretly without raising a red flag with the Brits. The way they did it was by just having people normally shopping in their little stores and passing messages back and forth that way.

Answer 3

D

Answer 4

D