Which organizations led protests, supported soldiers, and promoted a boycott against British policies?

• A. Continental Congress
• B. Loyal Nine
• C. Minutemen
• D. Sons and Daughters of Liberty

Answer: (D)

This question focuses on organized colonial resistance to British policies through public action, economic pressure, and support for those opposing parliamentary measures. The group known as the Sons of Liberty led public protests and mobilized opposition to taxes and acts like the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts, using demonstrations and the famous Boston Tea Party to rally support and encourage a boycott of British goods. Women joined the effort by forming the Daughters of Liberty, who promoted the boycott in everyday life by spinning homespun cloth and producing goods to replace imported items, thereby sustaining the resistance and helping soldiers and colonial communities with clothing and supplies. Taken together, the Sons and Daughters of Liberty embody both the street-level protest leadership and the practical support that sustained the boycott and the colonial cause. The other groups either did not organize protests and boycotts to the same extent or focused on military readiness rather than broad economic resistance.