Samuel Adams Contribution During The American Revolution

Samuel Adams was one of the delegates to the First Continental Congress representing Massachusetts. He was a great political figure during the American Revolution because of his strong commitment for colonial independence of Great Britain. Born in 1722, Adams went on to become a Harvard graduate and had previous studies of law. Although he was an unsuccessful tax collector and businessman he made an exemplary politician. He became a key player to the revolution and what later became known as the United States. When the Parliament passed the Sugar Act of 1764, Adams became a figure of resistance to British authority in Massachusetts- leading those who wish to cry out against the taxations. A year later when the Stamp Act of 1765 was instituted,