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At the age of 14, Adams attended Harvard College, where he received a Masters of Arts degree in 1743. After graduating, Adams started a business which failed and then entered politics full-time, and won a place in the Massachusetts legislature.  

At the age of 14, Adams attended Harvard College, where he received a Masters of Arts degree in 1743. After graduating, Adams started a business which failed and then entered politics full-time, and won a place in the Massachusetts legislature.  

In protest of the 1765 passing of the [[Stamp Act]], Adams led in the founding and organizing of the [[Sons of Liberty]].<ref>http://www.americansonsofliberty.com/samadams.htm</ref>

In protest of the 1765 passing of the [[Stamp Act]], Adams led in the founding and organizing of the [[Sons of Liberty]].<ref>http://www.americansonsofliberty.com/samadams.htm</ref> In 1772, Adams wrote the noted [[The Rights of the Colonists]], a resolution of a Boston Committee of Correspondence.

In 1773, Adams and Boston citizens were so outraged with England's [[Tea Act]], which granted the East Indian Company a monopoly on the sale of tea to the American Colonies, that they dumped the British cargo boats into Boston Harbor. This early revolutionary action is referred to as the [[Boston Tea Party]].

In 1773, Adams and Boston citizens were so outraged with England's [[Tea Act]], which granted the East Indian Company a monopoly on the sale of tea to the American Colonies, that they dumped the British cargo boats into Boston Harbor. This early revolutionary action is referred to as the [[Boston Tea Party]].