... to raise revenue in the American Colonies, including the Tea Act, which gave British trading company a monopoly on the import of tea into the colonies. This reached its peak on December 16, 1773 when a group of Bostonians dumped a British cargo of tea into Boston Harbor. This act of resistance is referred to as the Boston Tea Party. In 1774 the Massachusetts ... probably not be decided without bloodshed. In 1781, Mr. Adams retired from congress, but it was to receive from his native state, additional proofs of her high estimation of his services, and of the confidence which she reposed ...

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... the welfare of his country. Throughout his life, Benjamin Rush was a revolutionary doctor, leader, humanitarian, and advocate for all. Benjamin Rush was born on a plantation in Byberry Township, Pennsylvania on December 24, 1745 to John and Susanna Rush. Benjamin Rush's father was a farmer and gunsmith, but died when Rush was only six years old. Benjamin Rush was raised by his mother ... , he became a surgeon at the Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, where he worked until his death. Benjamin Rush set up free dispensaries for the poor. These dispensaries gave food and medical services...

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