Thesis: Few people realize the effect Samuel Adams has had on our country, they know of him only that he was a politician at the time of the revolution, but he is indeed the father of American independence.

"Among those who signed the Declaration of Independence, and were conspicuous in the revolution, there existed, of course, a great diversity of intellectual endowments; nor did all render to their country, in those perilous days, the same important services. Like the luminaries of heavens each contributed his portion of influence; but, like them, they differed, as star differeth from star in glory. But in the constellation of great men, which adorned that era, few shone with more brilliancy, or exercised a more p

Adam's contributions to the independence movement were many and varied. During the 1760s and 1770s he frequently wrote polemical articles for the Boston newspapers, and he recruited talented younger men - Josiah Quincy, Joseph Warren, and his second cousin John Adams, among other - into the Patriot cause. It seems as though people know more about his students than they do about their mentor. It was Samuel Adams who conceived the Boston Committee of Correspondence, the group that negotiated with England, and took a leading role in its formation and operations from 1772 through 1774. He was among those who planned and coordinated Boston's resistance to the Tea Act, which climaxed in the famous Tea Party. He was one of the first people on the ship to throw the tea overboard. He later worked for the creation of the Continental Congress, helping propel it into supporting Massachusetts in the crisis. This congress was the first form of independent Government that America had seen.

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The transition from England took a great leader and idealist in order to make it happen. Samuel Adams was that man. From founding the Son's of Liberty to founding the first Continental Congress, Samuel Adams was there for the whole ordeal and played a major role until his death in 1803. Samuel Adams truly is the father of American independence.

From 1774 through 1781 Adams represented Massachusetts in the Continental Congress, where his "industry, stamina, realism, and commitment made him one of the handful of

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