John Adams Before The Revolution

John Adams was born in october 30,1735 and died on july 4, 1826. He was a statesman , considered one of the most important founding fathers of the united states, he sipported republicanism, and was the second president of the united states of America.

Stamp Act

       In 1765, John Adams raised to prominence, as an opponent to the Stamp Act imposed by the British Parliament. That year, he wrote four anonymous letters to the Boston Gazette, explaining that the negligence they showed to the Stamp Act was based on the same thoughts that their ancestors had, when first coming to America. He also stated that by passing The Stamp Act, two major rights that were supposedly given to all English men, were being violated. Those rights were:

      

     1._Rights to be taxed only by consent.

     2._Right to be tried only by a jury of one's peers.

        In December of 1765, he delivered a speech to the governor and to the council, in which he proclaimed the stamp Act invalid to Massachusetts.

 Boston Massacre.

      

      In 1770, during a street confrontation, English soldiers killed five civilians, these is what we know as the Boston Massacre. The colonial people wanted to present legal charges against the soldiers, but they didn’t have no one to represent theme. John Adams was asked for the job, he accepted, although he knew that his reputation could be damaged, he said one of his most famous quotes "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." Meaning that he had to do what was right, no matter what. Six of the soldiers were acquitted, and the two who had fired directly into the crow were accused of murder.

     

      Even Though John Adams made an outstanding job, representing the colonial people, the payment he received was very minimum, he got 18 guineas in total, 10 before starting the job, and the other 8 were given consequently as the case was advancing. These is what he said after finishing the job "all the pecuniary Reward I ever had for fourteen or fifteen days labor, in the most exhausting and fatiguing Causes I ever tried." Later on it was confirmed n his diary that these was the only payment he received by his effort.