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Birth
Born in Massachusetts. Was born into a family of all boys. -
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Life
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Education
Mercy started educating herslf, She started to write books and poetry. -
Attended Harvard Commencemet
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Marriage
Was married to James Warren. A prosperous merchant, farmer and son of the sheriff of Plymouth County, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He was a Harvard graduate and colleague of her brother. He was a descendant of the Mayflower passenger Richard Warren. -
Her first son was born; James Warren
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Her second son was born; Winslow Warren
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Her third son was born; Charles Warren
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Stamp Act
After this act was passed down, Mercy got very furious and went aganist this act. She protest about this so much! Since she loves writing stories and plays and the act says we have to pay for any written material, she still had the determination and wrote many other books, plays and stories. -
First Women to Vote
When Mercy heard that this lady, Lydia Chapen Taft, was on of the first women to vote Massachusetts. She got furious and wanted to vote because she also lived in Massachusetts. -
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Insulted Loyalists
Two of her plays insulted the Loyalists. She said that Britain's laws and taxes were unfair and that families in the colonies couldn't pay for expensive British goods. She also said that Britain was too far away to understand the colonists' rights and needs. -
James, her husband, and herself were elected to Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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Her fourth son was born; George Warren
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Sons of Liberty
Was one of the member in this organization. -
Wrote a play; The Massachusetts Spy
Was about a Patriot who was a disguised as a British soldier. -
Formed the Committee Of Correspondense
Helped Samuel Adams form this committee. -
Wrote a book; Adulateur
Directed against Governor Thomas Hutchinson of Massachusetts -
Wrote a book; The Group
A satire conjecturing what would happen if the British king abrogated the Massachusetts charter of rights. -
Pay Master General
In the Massachusetts House of Representatives -
Wrote a book; Poems, Dramatic and Miscellaneous
This book was dedicated to George Washington. -
Published a book called History of the American Revolution
This book was very popular and it is still being sold. -
Death
Died when she was only 86 years old. She was known as "Mother of America".
