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A group claiming descent from this organization became a lodge for socialist miners in West Virginia which passed the “Red Man Act” in response. This organization erected a granite monument featuring an inscription by Nathaniel Ames, originally topped with a now-missing wooden column and bust. (-5[1])Several members of this organization were wounded at the Battle of Golden Hill after the destruction of many (*) “poles.” A predecessor to this group named the Loyal Nine hung an effigy (10[1])of Andrew Oliver near a meeting tree and led a ransack of Thomas Hutchinson’s mansion. (10[1])This organization (10[2])viciously tortured John Malcolm shortly after an event where several members dressed up as Native (10[1])Americans (10[1])for an event (10[1])that led to the Intolerable Acts. For ten points, name this organization that carried out the Boston Tea Party. (10[1])■END■

ANSWER: Sons of Liberty
<Felix Wang, American History>
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