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Adams, Samuel

  1. A political leader at the time of the American Revolutionary War . From the time of the Stamp Act to the Declaration of Independence , he was the most effective organizer in Massachusetts of opposition to British rule.


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Notes

Adams was a brewer and a cousin of John Adams .

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Example Sentences

Adherents of this view included Samuel Adams, Roger Sherman, and Patrick Henry.

Between Samuel Adams and Rick Santelli, you can identify a lot of fathers of the Tea Party movement.

James Otis recovered from a temporary fit of insanity only to grow strangely suspicious of Samuel Adams.

With Samuel Adams it was a point of principle to avoid discreet conduct as much as possible.

But Samuel Adams, who thought "nothing should be despaired of," took upon himself the performance of this arduous task.

This letter, the work of Samuel Adams, did much to remove the jealousies between the provinces and to arouse a spirit of union.

The next day the townspeople, led by Samuel Adams, insisted on the removal of the troops.

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