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Samuel Adams

By nsobel

  • Samuel Adams is Born

    Adams was born to Samuel Adams Sr. and Mary (Fitfield) Adams on September 27th, 1722.

  • College

    Adams graduated Harvard College where he studied law.

  • Marriage

    Samuel Adams married his pastor's daughter, Elizabeth Checkley. After her death, he got remarried to Elizabeth Wells in 1764.

  • Helping His Community

    Helped instigate the Stamp Act Riots and was part of the loyal 9.

  • Adams and the Declaration of Independence

    Adams proposed a declaration he had written.

  • Opposition to the Tea Act

    Adams wrote an influential newspaper article on why he opposed the Tea Act of 1773.

  • Continental Congress Meetings

    Attending the first and second continental congress, Adams, spoke as an advocate for independence.

  • Fighting for Equality in Armed Forces

    Adams wanted African Americans to be able to enlist and serve in the U.S. armed forces

  • Fight for a Bill of Rights

    Adams supported the Constitution but he fought for a bill of rights to be added.

  • Lieutenant Governor

    Adams served as John Hancock's lieutenant governor.

  • Governor of Massachusetts

    Adams became governor of Massachusetts ins 1793. He was reelected three times before retirement in 1979.

  • Samuel Adams' Death

    Adams settled down after retirement and lived a private life until his death on October 2nd, 1803