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1 In what respects were Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry unlike as boys?

2 Tell why Samuel Adams had great power over men.

3 What kind of man was George III? Why did he so strongly desire that the colonists should be compelled to pay a tax to England?

4 What was the tax law of 1767, and why did the colonists object to paying the new taxes?

5 What led up to the “Boston Tea Party”? Imagine yourself one of the party, and tell what you did.

6 In what way did George III and Parliament punish Boston for throwing the tea overboard? How did the colonies help the people of Boston at this time?

7 What was the First Continental Congress, and what did it do?

8 What do you admire in Samuel Adams?

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