Early Life
Acts of heroism
Time period
Fun Facts
Important events
100

Where was Samuel Adams born?

Boston, Massachusetts 

100

Samuel Adams is known in history for being...

A Founding father of the United States of America, a Statesmen, and Governor.

100

Bostons population was made up of....?

Working class people

100

Where did Samuel Adams die?

Cambridge, Massachusetts 

100

In what year did Adams sign the Declaration of Independence?

1776

200

Where did Sam Adams graduate from college?

Harvard 

200

What was the name of the secret organization that Samuel Adams helped form?

The Sons of Liberty

200

Fill in the blank: 

Boston was the center of the _______ _______?

Revolutionary movement

200

Samuel Adams was a State Senator, Governor of Massachusetts and a _____ ______.

Lieutenant Governor 

200

What were the Townsend Acts?

Taxes on imported goods

300

When did Samuel Adams become interested in politics?

After graduating from college 

300

Samuel Adams helped write the anti-British narrative that gave the riot it's name of __ ____ _____.

The Boston Massacre

300

Where did the American Revolution start?

In Boston

300

During the controversy over the Townsend Acts, Adams arranged for British goods to be returned to England on which vessels?

John Hancock's ships

300

This was a tax on every piece of printed paper used, and it was imposed on all American colonists.

What were the Stamp Acts? 

400

Samuel Adams was born into a family that was...

A. Resourceful 

B. Unsuccessful 

C. Wealthy 


C. Wealthy

400

What job allowed Adams to help create laws and govern the land?

Serving as a legislator for Massachusetts 

400

This city was home to the most important port and shipbuilding region. 

The city of Boston

400

What was the name of the newspaper that Adams helped found?

The Boston Gazette

400

What year were The Sons of Liberty formed in?

1765