Samuel adams

Samuel Adams was an American Statesman, political philosopher, and one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. Adams lived from September 16, 1722 - October 2, 1803. Samuel Adams was one of the leaders that led the cause toward the American Revolution. Adams was second cousin to President John Adams. Samuel Adams was born in Boston and went to Harvard College. He was an unsuccessful businessman and tax collector before involving himself in politics.

If Samuel Adams was Boston’s “leading agitator” and “engineer of rebellion,” as textbooks and popularizations commonly proclaim, we might assume he engineered the rebellion that swept through Massachusetts in the late summer and fall of 1774. He did in fact play a role in that uprising, but not the one commonly granted him.[i] In 1772, working […]

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His name comes up in lots of conversations about beer, but Samuel Adams was an American patriot and a huge influence on the Revolutionary War. Here are a few things you may not know about this founding father.

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The Boston Tea Party took place on December 16, 1773, in Boston Harbor, and contributed to the tensions that led to the American Revolution.

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Samuel Adams

A Massachusetts brewer, propagandist and active revolutionary, Samuel Adams helped organize the Boston Tea Party and foment revolution.