[Answer] sermons such as sinners in the hands of an angry god were written largely in response to

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "sermons such as sinners in the hands of an angry god were written largely in response to"

...the rejection of religion in favor of rationalism by some colonists.

[Answer] 4. What group was founded in Boston in 1765 largely in protest to the recently passed Stamp Act?

Step 1 : Introduction to the question "4. What group was founded in Boston in 1765 largely in protest to the recently passed Stamp Act?"

...1. Know Nothings 2. Concerned Citizens Against the Stamp Act 3. Sons of Liberty 4. Patriots' League The Sons of Liberty would be responsible for the Boston Tea Party eight years later.