USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Contents. Founding Father Samuel Adams was a thorn in the side of the British in the years before the American Revolution. As a political activist and state legislator, he spoke out against British efforts to tax the colonists, and pressured merchants to boycott British products.

Detailed explanation-2: -His unique perspective and his ability to galvanize popular support were pivotal in the success of the Boston Tea Party. Considered the leader of the protest movement against Parliament’s authority in Massachusetts, Samuel Adams was instrumental in convincing people to join the Sons of Liberty.

Detailed explanation-3: -As a delegate to the Continental Congress, Adams acted as both a signer of the Declaration of Independence as well as a framer of the Articles of Confederation, the governing laws of America before the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-4: -Adams wrote anonymous newspaper stories and propaganda pieces during the Stamp Act era to advance the patriots’ cause; his cousin Samuel was a more public figure in the protests against the British. But eventually John Adams made a passionate address about the right to taxation with representation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Samuel Adams was an early and exceptionally influential leader of Bostonians from resistance to outright conflict with the British government in the 1760s and 1770s. Adams helped organize the Sons of Liberty, signed the Declaration of Independence, and was governor of Massachusetts.