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In response to the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed laws that closed the Boston Harbor and restricted town meetings, the act was referred to as the "Intolerable Acts". Adams urged a boycott of the British Trade by the American Colonies.
In response to the Boston Tea Party, Britain passed laws that closed the Boston Harbor and restricted town meetings, the act was referred to as the "Intolerable Acts". Adams urged a boycott of the British Trade by the American Colonies.
As a member of the [[Massachusetts]] legislature, Adams and four others were elected to serve in the [[Continental Congress|First Continental Congress]] (1774). He again served in the Second Continental Congress where he pushed for full independence from English rule. Adams served in the Continental Congress until 1781, when he returned to Boston. In 1788, Adams was a candidate for the U.S. House, but lost the election to [[Fisher Ames]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wpXzqmjp5IYC&pg=PA4 Birth of the Bill of Rights: Biographies]</ref> In 1793, he was elected as Governor of Massachusetts and served until 1797. Adams is the oldest governor the state of Massachusetts has ever had.<ref>http://www.americansonsofliberty.com/samadams.htm</ref>
As a member of the [[Massachusetts]] legislature, Adams and four others were elected to serve in the [[Continental Congress|First Continental Congress]] (1774). He again served in the Second Continental Congress where he pushed for full independence from English rule. Adams served in the Continental Congress until 1781, when he returned to Boston. In 1788, Adams was a candidate for the U.S. House, but lost the election to [[Fisher Ames]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wpXzqmjp5IYC&pg=PA4 Birth of the Bill of Rights: Biographies]</ref> In 1789, he became the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts.<ref>[https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_massachusetts/col2-content/main-content-list/title_adams_samuel.default.html Governor Samuel Adams]</ref> In 1793, at the passing of [[John Hancock]] he was elected as Governor of Massachusetts and served until 1797. Adams is the oldest governor the state of Massachusetts has ever had.<ref>http://www.americansonsofliberty.com/samadams.htm</ref>
==Early life==
==Early life==