Samuel Adams played an important role in uniting the thirteen colonies. He was a major political leader throughout the American Revolution and by the end, he was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. He, John Adams and John Hancock established the Sons of Liberty which was created to protect the rights of the colonists from the British. Thus leading up to the Boston Tea Party which was the beginning of the American Revolution. This event occurred as a political protest in 1773 to rebel against the Tea Act which led the British government to form the Intolerable Acts. …show more content…
These acts included: The Boston Port Act which closed their ports until the citizens repaid all their debts towards the wasted tea, The Massachusetts Government Act which put the whole colony under British control, The Administration of Justice Act allowed Britain to try against Massachusetts officials if he felt the need to, The Quartering Act which is similar to what the Third Amendment prevents, and the Quebec Act which expanded the British territory up into Canada. All of these key events were necessary in order to trigger outrage in the colonies and make the colonists rise up against their