HIST 2055 Chapter : HIST 2055 History Terms
Document Summary
John adams: (1735-1826) he was a signer of the declaration of independence and a delegate to the. During the revolutionary war, he worked as a diplomat in. France and holland and negotiated the peace treaty with britain. He was also a leader in the continental congress. After the revolutionary war, he served as the minister to britain as well as the vise president and the second president of the united states. As president, he passed the alien and sedition acts and endured a stormy relationship with france, which included the xyz affair. Samuel adams: (1722-1803) a genius of revolutionary agitation, he believed that english parliament had no right to legislate for the colonies. He organized the sons of liberty as well as protests in boston against the british. A ring, along with john hancock, in massachusetts assembly. He persuaded the assembly to send other colonial legislators a circular letter condemning the townshend acts and calling for a united american resistance.
