The <span>professed aim of the daughters of Liberty was to show patriotism by boycotting British goods that implemented taxes on the colonists, since many viewed such taxes as being unfair since the colonists didn't have representation in Parliament. </span>
The answer is B). They would have been executed for treason. These men were putting their lives at serious risk, because they were trying to gain independence directly against the king's consent.
They wanted to find ways to benefit ordinary citizens.
The correct answer here is A.
John Jacob Astor was born in 1763 to father who was a butcher so he was not very wealthy. He amassed his fortune by trading fur through that business he became one of the most wealthy people in the United States. Astor traded sandalwood, teas and of course fur with China which turned out very profitable for him.