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Samuel Adams was born in 1722 in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University, after which he became a great revolutionary leader. Samuel Adams' first job was a Public Tax Collector. He was also a brewer in Boston where he made a good beer, and an American Statesman. Adams inherited one-third of his family's property but lost most of it due to poor management. When he was older he became active in colonial politics, and was also in political clubs like the Caucus Club which was influential in nominating candidates for local office. In this club he was an effective spokesman. Samuel Adams was remembered in Colonial America for doing many things. One of these things is that he organized a protest against The Stamp Act. He was the founder of The Sons of Liberty, which was a group of patriots fighting for freedom against The Stamp Act, and the last thing was that he was the principal organizer in The Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was when a group of colonists disguised as Indians boarded three ships anchored in Boston Harbor to throw the chests full of tea into the harbor because they thought the tax on it was to high. Samuel Adams lived to the age of 81 and died in 1803. Samuel Adams was a great man and should be remembered for doing great things.
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Bibliography: "Samuel Adams." World Book Encyclopedia. 1996 ed. "Samuel Adams." Family Encyclopedia of American History. 1975 ed.
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