People
John Hancock
- Born In Braintree Mass.
- He was an orphan as a child.
- Attended Harvard.
- He was elected to the Boston Assembly 1766.
- Elected President governor Massachusetts.
- He played an instrumental role in this war.
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Sam Adams
- Born in Boston September 27th 1772
- Went to Harvard.
- He was a tax collector.
- Signed the Declaration of Independence.
- Elected to Massachusetts Assembly 1765
- Delegate to the First Continental Congress 1776.
- He is cousins with John Adams.
- He blamed everything on the British.
- Organized a group of people to throw 342 chests of tea overboard in
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Benjamin Franklin
- Born January 17th 1706.
- Born in Boston.
- Was a printer.
- Founded the Library Company of Philadelphia Assembly 1751
- Elected to Continental Congress in 1775.
- One of the most celebrated characters in America.
Event
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Boston Tea Party
- Was a Protest against taxes
- Political protest by the Sons of Liberty.
- On December 16th 1773.
- British were very mad.
- Colonists threw the tea in the Boston Harbor.
- Sam Adams was the leader.