With which of the following groups did Samuel Johnson align?

a. Tories

b. Whigs

c. Puritans

d. Irish

The correct answer is A. Tories.

Samuel Johnson was a famous English writer, editor, and lexicographer - he is the creator of one of the first English dictionaries, which is still in use today (although he lived in 18th century). Politically, he aligned with the Tories - he was a staunch Tory (against King James VII), although he admitted he used to be a Jacobite in the past.