... to 1781, Adams represented Massachusetts on the Continental Congress. He was considered one of the workhorses of the Congress. He worked on several committees, propelled by energy, realism, and commitment Samuel was part of a radical group that demanded strong measures to be taken against Great Britain. They wanted to make Britain regret imposing numerous irrelevant taxes on the colonies. With the ... help of John Adams, he convinced the Congress to impose a nonimportation agreement against England. Later, he helped to draft the Massachusetts state constitution. Samuel Adams never atten...

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... Sam replied "Go tell Governor Gage, that my peace has long since been made with the king of kings, and that it is the advice of Samuel Adams to him, no longer to insult the feelings of an already exasperated people." Sam might have gained respect of Gage for his words, but the ... a later statement by Gage he said I will pardon all those who lay down their arms and return as peaceable subjects, except for those such as Samuel Adams and John Hancock whose offenses are too flagitious a nature to admit 0f any other consideration but that of condign punishment. Sam attended the first contine...

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... . He was a leader of the fight against British colonial rule, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Adams was a cousin of John Adams who became President of the United States. Samuel Adams was a graduate from Harvard College with a Master of Arts degree in 1743. Shortly after college he entered a private business, and throughout this period was an outspoken participant in Boston ... town meetings. When his business failed in 1764 Samuel Adams entered politics full-time, and he was then elected to the Massachusetts legislature. He lead the effort to establish a committee of cor...

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... interact, but large enough to sustain a movement. Boston was the perfect city to spread ideas quickly, and a place in which great heroes arose. Samuel Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts on September 27, 1722 and was one of the most outspoken and active defenders of the rights of the American colonists ... before, during and after the Revolutionary War. Even though many terrible events took place in Boston, and Samuel Adams was involve in most of them, he knew that Britain was being un fare and in anyway that he could he would try to ... show Britain that at least the people from B...

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... , and brewpubs - which are differentiated by volume of production and distribution channels. The undisputed leader of the microbrew segment has been the Boston Beer Company (BBC) and its product Samuel Adams, the tenth largest beer producer in the country. A long-lost American tradition, the craft-brewed beer industry has enjoyed a comeback in recent years and now is among the ... two alternative malt beverage products under the Twisted Tea Brewing Company name. It also produces malt beverages and hard cider products at its own breweries and under contract. The Samuel Adams Boston Lager ...

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... , by just totally denouncing it. Braintree elected John to protest against the Stamp Act. At first John was very doubtful about writing protest against the Stamp Act, but his cousin Samuel Adams assured him that Boston will recognize his work. John was still unsure but he wrote in his diary that he became a lawyer with having to deal with poverty and ... bullets killed five citizens of the mob. The mourning after the "Boston Massacre" John was in his law office in Boston. The event was being called the Boston Massacre by Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty; the anti-British fever in Bos...

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... and the British soldiers. There are many different accounts of exactly what happened that night including "Captain Thomas Preston's Account" and an "Anonymous Account" (thought to be written by Samuel Adams). Samuel Adams and Thomas Preston's account differ greatly on how the dispute started between the colonists and British. For instance, Adams states that at "about nine o'clock of the fifth of ... Boston Massacre was an event that will always be analyzed but no one will ever really know exactly what happened that night because there are so many different accounts. Both Samuel Adams an...

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... they were currently receiving their tea from. There was no downside for either side with the Tea Act. The colonists however, acted stubbornly and led on by the speech by Samuel Adams, would not accept the British tea that landed in the ports of Boston. They boarded the British vessels dressed as Native Americans and dumped all of the tea into ... no other opposition to the colonists besides the British. General Gage, who was stationed there to help control the colonists of Boston, sent some six companies to confiscate the arms. Samuel Adams and John Hancock were also supposed to be capt...

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... yong women began to suffer frightening fits and visions. Suspecting that witch craft was at work, the young women accused a West Indian woman in Salem of casting spells on them. Samuel Parris , a minister led the witchhunt. Parris and his followers accused dozens of people of being witches. A special court in Salem convicted and hung 19 people as witches. Soon many people ... the British troops, the colonists may have sparked the American Revolution. On the night of April 18, 1775, English troops marched from Boston toward nearby Lexington. They hoped to capture Samuel Adams and John Ha...

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... Langford dropping him; also, Cripus Attuck fell dead with several bullets lodged in his chest and head. There many other colonists that died in the shower of fire such as, Samuel Maverich, James Caldwell, and Patrick Carr. In the aftermath, Captain Preston and six of his soldiers were brought to trial. John Adams and Robert Auchmuty defended the Brit soldiers. They ... were found to be guilty of manslaughter and were sent back to England. Although, it was a slaughter it was not a Massacre. After March 5, 1770, revolutionaries such as, Paul Revere and Samuel Adams took the incident and m...

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... a British soldier aboard the HMS Lively notified his captain, about the defenses on top of the hill. The Lively opened fire on Breed's Hill temporarily halting the colonists work. Admiral Samuel Graves awoke from his ship the HMS Somerset, and told everybody to stop shooting. His orders were countermanded by General Thomas Gage second in command to General Howe at the ... ...

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... learned that there was secret ammunition stored in Concord, Massachusetts. He ordered troops to go there to destroy any such military supplies and then to Lexington to arrest patriot leaders (Samuel Adams and John Hancock). General Gage had about 800 men ready to go. After they When the plan got out Paul Revere and William Dawes rode to warn that the ... ...

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... Continental Association. If we as Americans want to become independent from England we need to have a uniformed committee of selectmen to strive for this cause. I support my delegates John and Samuel Adams. Americans should do so in there own respected colonies. Our colony has been stripped of its civil government and our capital is rule by the Brits. Let us boycott ... ...

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... , Administration of Justice Act, and quartering was enforced). However, Britain was astounded when Boston received sympathy from the other colonies. Enraged, King George III secretly sent General Gage to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, the two ringleaders of the Boston Tea Party, and to seize arsenals at Lexington and Concord. When the secret is found out and farmers rush to ... ...

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... packages of playing cards and dice (The Americans, 94). This act was not too popular with colonists, as it brought on rebellions such as the Sons of Liberty led by Samuel Adams who were a nuisance to those who supported and enforced the act. Another act, the Townshend Acts, indirectly taxed colonists for duties levied on imports to Britain. This, too, brought ... ...

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