Famous People
John Hancock
Born in Quincy, part of the Sons of Liberty, first governor of MA, and signed the Declaration of Independence.
Stamp Act
Requires a tax to be paid on certain documents. You then receive an official stamp in 1765.
Adams Academy
Home to the Quincy Historical Society museum and library.
John Adams
Second U.S. President born in Quincy
minuteman
Militia men that volunteered and could be ready in a minute
Massasoit
Sachem of the Wampanoag
Townshend Acts
Put a tax on glass, lead, tea, paper and paints in 1767.
Church of Presidents
United First Parish Church where the Adams crypts are located in the basement.
John Quincy Adams
The son of John & Abigail Adams. The 6th president of the U.S.
Lobsterbacks
Insulting nickname for British soldiers based on their red uniform.
King George III
Ruled Great Britain during the American Revolution.
Boston Massacre
British soldiers shot into the crowd and killed 4 colonists. Crispus Attucks was the first to die in the American Revolution.
Hancock Cemetery
Historic cemetery on Hancock Adams Common. Named after Reverend John Hancock, John Hancock's father.
Abigail Adams
Wife of John Adams and mother to John Quincy Adams. Supported women's rights.
Patriot
One who loves and supports their own country
Sons of Liberty
Secret group of American colonists that protested British tax policies.
Boston Tea Party
Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as natives dumped 342 chests of tea sent by the East India Company in 1773.
Abigail Adams Cairn
Marks the spot where Abigail and John Quincy Adams watched the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Samuel Adams
John Adams's cousin and part of the Sons of Liberty who led the Boston Tea Party.
musket
a colonial weapon similar to a rifle
Ann Hutchinson
Spiritual leader who was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Intolerable Acts
Five laws passed by the British after the Boston Tea Party in 1774.
Adams Farm at Penn's Hill
Farm owned by Adams family that has the birthplace homes of John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
Colonel John Quincy
He was grandfather of Abigail Adams. The city of Quincy and John Quincy was named after him.
Contraband
Things that the British forbid the colonists to have without paying a tax to the King.