Who is Samuel Adams?

Early Life

• Was born on September 27, 1722 
• Graduated Harvard Collage in 1740
•  Failed as a Brewer and Newspaper publisher before going back to Politics 
• Elected tax collector in 1764, but over 8,000 taxes go uncollected 
• Died on October 2, 1803

Political Career

• Served as Massachusetts legislator from 1765 to 1774 
• Founded Boston's Committee of Correspondence 
• He was also a delegate in the Continental Congress. 
• Signed the Decoration of independence 
• Final political role was being Massachusetts governor from 1794- 97  

Sons Of Liberty

• In protest of the of the stamp act Sam Adams formed the Sons of Liberty
• With protest the Stamp act was appealed but followed by the Townshend act 
• After the Boston Massacre Sam knew he could help reach independence     
• Organized the Boston Tea Party and threw 342 boxes of tea in the harbor.  
• http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/samuel-adams 

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My Reaction
Samuel Adams was more than just some resistance leader he was a smart guy and had a good life it amazes me how little I knew about him and even though he had a huge impact on the colonies and the separation from Britain.

Works Cited

• http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/samuel-adams
• http://www.biography.com/people/samuel-adams-9176129#synopsis
• https://www.google.com/search?q=samuel+adams