Name the groups that formed, during the American Revolution, to resist British taxation through open rebellion.

Name the groups that formed, during the American Revolution, to resist British taxation through open rebellion.

• A. Minutemen
• B. Continental Army
• C. Sons of Liberty, Patriots
• D. Loyalists

Answer: (C)

The groups that formed to resist British taxation through open rebellion were the Sons of Liberty and the Patriots. The Sons of Liberty emerged in the colonies to oppose measures like the Stamp Act, using protests, boycotts, and direct actions—most famously the Boston Tea Party, a bold act of defiance against taxed tea. Patriots is the broader label for colonists who supported independence and actively resisted Parliament’s taxation and control, organizing protests, committees of correspondence, and, as tensions rose, armed resistance. The other options don’t fit as neatly: Minutemen were local militiamen ready to fight, not specifically organized to oppose taxation; the Continental Army was formed to wage a full-scale war, not solely to resist taxation; Loyalists supported Britain and opposed rebellion.

The groups that formed to resist British taxation through open rebellion were the Sons of Liberty and the Patriots. The Sons of Liberty emerged in the colonies to oppose measures like the Stamp Act, using protests, boycotts, and direct actions—most famously the Boston Tea Party, a bold act of defiance against taxed tea. Patriots is the broader label for colonists who supported independence and actively resisted Parliament’s taxation and control, organizing protests, committees of correspondence, and, as tensions rose, armed resistance. The other options don’t fit as neatly: Minutemen were local militiamen ready to fight, not specifically organized to oppose taxation; the Continental Army was formed to wage a full-scale war, not solely to resist taxation; Loyalists supported Britain and opposed rebellion.