What You Need to Know about Sam Adams!
Samuel Adams was called a terrorist, gangster, criminal and a thug by the British. That should sound familiar, because the Brits always invade a country and then call the resistance terrorists. Thomas Jefferson characterized Adams as "Truly the man of the Revolution.” There is zero doubt in my mind that Adams is the key figure in the American Revolution. He was fighting the fight with a rag tag army while George Washington waited on the sidelines to see the score, Benjamin Franklin did as well, and John Hancock didn't become a rebel until the Brits took his wealth and land.
Adams was born in Boston and went to Harvard. As a young man he realized that the Brits control over the colonies was very destructive to the people. His father created a "Land Bank" because Massachusetts was facing a huge shortage of currency. The British Parliament dissolved this "Land Bank" and Adam's father became liable for the currency still in circulation.
Other British programs like the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts even further drove Adams against the Brits. All this coupled with the occupation of Boston drove Adams to seek American Independence. In typical British fashion, Brit soldiers killed five civilians in the Boston Massacre of 1770. It is common for Britain to invade a country and then when the country fights back, the Brits start targeting civilians. This is seen in Ireland, Africa, and even in what would become America.
Adams would take a lead role in the Boston Tea Party which the Brits would respond with unjust acts and brutal laws at harming civilians. I can say with certain that the American Revolution would not have happened without Samuel Adams. Before we mention George, Thomas, and John, Samuel's name should be uttered with pride. The Boston Beer Company created Samuel Adams Boston Lager in 1985, although the picture on the bottle reminds me more of Paul Revere, it is still a great honor to a great Revolutionary. Americans should think twice and look at our own history, the next time the Brits call someone a terrorist.
