The son's of liberty was a secret society who opposed the stamp act and wanted to protect rights of the colonists. After the French and Indian War the British taxed the colonists but they felt that it violated their rights as citizens. "No taxation without representation" I don't know who funded them.. sorry.
An increase in life expectancy
Answer:
French + Indian War
Stamp Act
Townshend Acts
Boston Massacre
Committees of Correspondence
Boston Tea Party
A guild provided security for the merchants