Question

Was it just the Sons of Liberty who dumped the tea or the Sons of Liberty and the colonists?

Answer 1

The Sons of Liberty was a group of colonists who believed in the revolutionary cause.

Explanation:

Your question tries to draw a distinction between the Sons of Liberty and "colonists." But the Sons of Liberty were colonists. No one is completely sure who took part in the Boston Tea Party. It was certainly organized by the Sons of Liberty at a meeting in Boston's Old South Meeting House, but because of the likelihood of arrest, the participants were in costume and "anonymous."