This group was formed in Boston in the summer of 1765 in opposition to the Stamp Act. As it grew larger, it became known as the Sons of Liberty. The Long Room Club The Loyal Nine The Caucus Club of Boston The Freemasons

On August 14, 1765, the Boston Sons of Liberty hung an effigy of the stamp master from what would become Liberty Tree. What was the stamp master’s name? Thomas Hutchinson John Mein Andrew Oliver Richard Clarke

On June 29, 1767, this act of Parliament imposed duties on glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea imported into the colonies. The Stamp Act The Coercive Acts The Declaratory Act The Townshend Acts

Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706. As a boy, he worked with his father Josiah in this trade. Printer Tallow chandler Cooper Cordwainer

Shem Drowne (1683-1774) was America’s first documented weather vane maker. You can see his weather vanes today atop Faneuil Hall and what other building in Boston? Christ Church (Old North Church) Old South Meeting House Old State House West Church

After the Declaration of independence was read from the Town House (Old State House) on July 18, 1776, this was removed from the building and burned in a bonfire. British flag Royal Coat of Arms Statues of a lion and unicorn Royal seal

Three signers of the Declaration of Independence are buried in Boston’s Granary Burying Ground. They include John Hancock and Samuel Adams. Can you name the third? John Adams Robert Treat Paine Elbridge Gerry Oliver Wolcott

Recent research by author J. L. Bell provides evidence that this patriot said “Don’t fire till you see the whites of their eyes!” at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Colonel Thomas Gardner Colonel Israel Putnam General Joseph Warren Colonel John Stark

USS Constitution, launched in 1797, is the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world. Beginning in 1794, where in Boston was she built? Clarke’s Shipyard Grant’s and Greenwood’s Shipyard Edmund Hartt’s Shipyard Thornton’s Shipyard