Sam Adams Loved to Talk by Robbie F. '08

Sam Adams was an important part of the colonies' fight for independence from England. He did a lot of important things. He loved to talk, and six days a week, he would walk around Boston and talk about getting more rights for the colonies.

Sam Adams was born in Boston in 1722. John Hancock was his friend. John Adams was his cousin. Sam Adams was a talker and a walker. He was a strong man with a big, lou voice. Six days a week, the colonists would see him walking around town, talking about the colonies getting independence from England. Because of this, he forgot to take care of his business and he lost a lot of money. He kept the colonists angry. He would visit the taverns and tell them why they should try to get their freedom.

Sam Adams did many important things for our country. At the Boston Tea Party, he gave the signal to the Patriots, who were dressed like Mohawk Indians, to dump the tea into the sea. The King of England put Sam Adams on the "most wanted" list of traitors. He signed the Declaration of Independence. Later, Sam Adams was elected as a Representative. He then became Governor of the Massachusetts Commonwealth. Sam was no soldier. He thought of himself and his cousin John Adams as the brains behind the Revolution.

Sam Adams died in Boston. He was 81 years old. He loved politics. He was a fair man who used every means he could find to bring the country to independence.

The crew of the Lower School posing in front of Old IronSides. Robbie is kneeling in front.