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1.He defended British soldiers for defense 2. he was there when it hapend 3. He was at the first continental congress meeting 4. he agreed with parts 

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1.He defended British soldiers for defense 2. he was there when it hapend 3. He was at the first continental congress meeting 4. he agreed with parts 

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Nathan Decker

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1. John defended the soldiers involved

2. He was not in town the night of the boston tea party

3. He Nominated George washington as president

4. He Appreciated but agreed with some parts

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1. John Adams defended the soldiers. As a result, the soldiers were proven innocent, with self defense being the reasoning.
2. Although he wasn't there at the time of the tea party, but was amused by it.
3. John Adams elected George Washington to be the president.
4. He liked the idea of independence from Britain, he feared the affects of it.

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1. John defended soldiers who killed other people in the Boston massacre
2. He had no direct impact on the Boston tea party and wasn't involved with it.
3. He declined other reconciliation with Great Britain and wanted to break free from them.
4. the author emphasized John's point of view on moving their independence from Great Britain.

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1.John Adam helped the British solders by proving they were not guilty. During the Boston Massacre making sure they were able to walk away free.
2. He was not directly invoked but did have a part in it due to other things he was invoked in that linked to the tea party.
3. He elected Washington for president.
4 Adam agreed on this act

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1. John Adams was involved in the Boston Massacre because he was the lawyer who defended the British soldiers the killed the colonials.
2. John Adams was not there during the Boston Tea Party but when he returned he was pleasantly surprised with the work of the Sons of Liberty.
3. Adams nominated George Washington as the commander, and wanted to fight for independence from Britain.
4. Common Sense by Thomas Paine influenced John Adams views on fighting for independence from Britain.

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1. Adams defended the soldiers who killed the others in the Boston Massacre and for that they were not found guilty
2. Adams didn't really have an effect on the Boston Tea Party
3. Adams nominated Washington as commander and chief
4. Adams agreed with the points that were in Thomas Paine's Common Sense because it supported independence

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1. Adams made the defense for the British soldiers that had killed the colonists in the Boston Massacre, ending up getting them a verdict of not guilty, which made him rather unpopular.
2. Adams was not in town during the Tea Party, but he reacted to it, wondering how Parliament might punish the colonists.
3. John Adams served in Congress for four years and he nominated George  Washington to be commander. He also urged his fellow men to declare and fight for independence.
4. He agreed with the general idea of the pamphlet, but he also felt threatened by it, and called it short-sighted, among other things.

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1. He defended the soldiers in the Boston Massacre
2. John Adams was not there during the Boston Tea Party
3. John Adams was the man that nominated George Washington to be the president. He also came to the first meeting
4. He helped the with the ideas and laws for England independence

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1.  John Adams defended all of the soldiers and in result ended up proving them innocent.
2.  John Adams was not there the night that the Boston Tea Party happened so when he came back the day after he was very shocked.
3. John Adams was a representative for Massachusetts and he nominated George Washington
4.John Adams appreciated the writing but there were some parts that he disagreed with

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1. Adams defended the soldiers against all Bostonian's, and ended up proving them innocent.
2. Adam's was not present during the Boston Tea Party, but found out the next day. He predicted correctly what the British would do in retaliation.
3. At the first meeting he agreed in independence. During the second meeting he nominated Washington as Commander and Chief.
4. They agreed about independence, but the rest of their views differed.

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1) He defended the soldiers who shot the colonists in the Boston Massacre, and because of that they got a not guilty verdict
2)He wasn't present, but later talked about the tea tax's effect on the colonists
3)He suggested that the colonists fight for independence, and along with  other members of the congress, he did not want to reconcile with Britain
4)While he supported Thomas Paine's Common Sense because it supported the idea of independence, he had a rivalry with Paine and felt that the writing was undermining the work of the Continental Congress

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1. defended the soldiers who killed other individuals in the Boston Massacre
2. Adams seemed to have no done anything to the Boston Tea Party or during that time
3. John Adams nominated George Washington as the commander in chief.
4.  He supported Thomas Paine's writing idea

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1. Adams defended the soldiers in the Boston Massacre, and made sure that they walked free. He stood against the political norm and made sure that the reight thing was done.
2. He had no direct involvement in the Boston Tea Party.
3. He nominated Washington and was at the first Continental Congress meeting. He was soon kicked out and was despised for his political views.
4. In Thomas Paine's book Common Sense, it talked and proved John Adams view points about independence from England.

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1. John Adams was a young lawyer who served as counsel for defense of eight British soldiers who were accused of murder during the riot.
2. John Adams was not in town the night the tea was dumped in to harbor. When he returned the next day, he was shocked, but also pleasantly surprised.
3. Adams nominated George Washington as commander and chief of all colonial military forces during the Revolutionary War. He had a major role in the composition of the Declaration of Independence.
4. John Adams probably agreed with Paine, but he was afraid of the effects it would have on the people.

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1) Adams defended the 5
soldiers involved with the Boston Massacre.
2) He had no affect on the Boston Tea Party.
3) Adams nominated George Washington as the commander in chief, he was also present at the first continental congress meeting.
4) The writings of Common Sense by Thomas Paine helped Adams view on independence from England.

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1. John Adams was on the sides of the British soldiers during The Boston Massacre. He did this because he believed in the law.
2. John Adams was not actually at The Boston Tea Party.
3. John Adams was a Massachusetts delegate at the first continental congress. He rejected any more reconciliation with England.
4. John Adams admired Paine´s ¨manly¨ style of writing he did not agree with the democratic views

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1. Boston Massacre: He defended the soldiers, and he thought they killed out of self defense.
2. The Boston Tea Party: He was not in town for it.
3. The Continental Congress: He was there for first meeting and nominated George Washington for Commander in chief.
4. Common Sense: Aided Thomas Paine in Common Sense.

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1. John Adams defended the soldiers involved with the Boston Massacre.
2. Adams was not involved with the Tea Party.
3. Adams was apart of the Continental Congress. He pushed for independence from Britain. He was there as a delegate for Massachusetts.
4. Adams was a supporter of Thomas Paine's work, Common Sense. Especially because of it wanting independence from the mother land.

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John Adams was involved with the Boston Massacre by his involvement on the jury in defense of the British soldiers who had killed colonists.
John Adams was not fully involved in the Boston Tea Party, but was surprised by the actions of the colonists.
John Adams was involved in the Continental Congress as a delegate and he wanted to persuade the congress to secede from Britain.
John Adams was involved in Common Sense by how he admired the writing but was shocked by the democratic approach of a new government.

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1. In The Boston Massacre, he defended the soldiers who killed the 5 Boston men and made the jury say not guilty.
2. In The Boston Tea Party, he wasn't there during it but he was pleased and amused by it.
3. He was there for the first Continental Congress meeting and he nominated George Washington as the Commander in Chief.
4. He thought the writing was useless and disagreed with multiple parts about it. He didn't like that it had democratic views about it and so he rewrote his own version of the document.

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1. Adams defended the soldiers who killed others in the Boston Massacre because he believed they killed out self defense.
2. He had no affect on the Boston Tea Party, but found amusement from it.
3. Adams nominated George Washington and was present at the first Continental Congress meeting.
4. Adam called Common Sense a "disastrous meteor" claiming Pain's call for independence was undermining the work of The Continental Congress.

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The Boston Massacre: John Adams defended the soldiers, which was a very uncommon opinion. He thought the soldiers were defending themselves.
The Boston Tea Party: John Adams was not involved.
The Continental Congress:  He was at the first meeting. He represented Massachusetts. John realized that most of the delegates were lawyers like he was. He was happy that everyone agreed on the rights of Americans. The delegates were divided into radicals and conservatives.
Common Sense: Writings by Thomas Paine. John Adams refused to believe that Thomas Paine deserved any credit for it. John Adams hated Thomas Paine.  He admired his writing style though.

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1. Adams even under scrutiny defended the British Soldiers because they were just doing their job and a bunch of drunks wanted to start fighting. His view was that of course the soldiers are going to defend themselves when someone threatens them with harm
2.He was not around during the tea party.
3.Adams nominated George Washington to be the president. He was at the first continental Congress meeting.
4. Adams got his views and ideas of freedoms from the writing common sense by Thomas Paine

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1. Adams defended the British, because under law, the soldiers that were doing the right thing and the patriots were doing wrong.
2. He wasn't present or involved in the Boston Tea Party.
3. Adams nominated George Washington as the commander in chief. He also was present at the first continental congress meeting.
4. In the writing of Common Sense, Adams helped with Thomas Paine's ideas and points on the independence from England.

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1. In the Boston Massacre he defended the soldiers in the court who killed people in the Boston Massacre. He believed it was for self defense. Under the law the soldiers were in the right and the patriots were in the wrong.

2. During the Boston Tea Party he was not present at the scene of the tea. He had no direct involvement in the actions but he was amused by it.

3. In the Continental Congress, he nominated George Washington as commander in chief and he attended the first meeting.

4. In the writings of Common Sense by Thomas Paine helped view John Adam's view points on independence from England.

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1.) Adams defended the British because under the law the soldiers were in the right and the patriots were in the wrong.
2.) He was not directly involved in the Boston Tea Party. However he was entertained by what had actually happened
3.) He attended the first meeting, and nominated George Washington as Commander and Chief in the Continental Congress.
4.) In Common Sense the author, Thomas Paine, emphasized the John Adams point of view on independence from Britain.

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1. Boston Massacre - He defended the soldiers at the Boston Massacre in court. Adams felt that law was on his side. He set aside his reputation to show that law is more important than individual passion. “Facts are stubborn things”.

2. Boston Tea Party - John had no involvement in the actions, but he was surprised and slightly amused by it. He eerily predicted the response from the British, as they shut down the Boston port until the debt of all the tea was paid off.

3. The Continental Congress - Adams was a delegate for the state of Massachusetts. He was surprised to see other people come to the same consensus as him on people’s rights, but the congress was divided between radicals and conservatives. His major accomplishment was aiding in the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

4. Common Sense - John Adams agreed with the document’s major points against the British government, but did not like the democratic approach it described for a new independent government.

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1. He defended the soldiers that were involved.
2. The Boston tea party: He wasn't there
3. Nominated George Washington as commander in chief and attended the first continental congress meeting
4. was interested in pains writing and it was manly

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John Adams was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, served as the first Vice President, and as second President of the United States.

1. In the Boston Massacre John Adams defended the British soldiers.
2. He the was not in the town the night of the Boston Tea Party but when he returned the next day he was pleasantly surprised to what the sons of liberty have done.
3. Nominated George Washington as commander in chief. and also tried to convince congress.
4. Inspired his view of independence. He was interested in pains writing about common sense.

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1. He defended the soldiers in the court who killed in the Boston Massacre
2. Wasn´t involved
3. He went to the continental congress first meeting
4. It helped his view of the independence. He was interested in pains writing about common sense

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1. Boston Massacre:
Defended soldiers for self defense
2. Boston Tea Party: He was not present at the "tea party" However he wrote the "Taxation on Colonies Act."
3. Continental Congress:
Nominated George Washington as commander in chief. and trying to convence congress
4. Common Sense:
Helped his view on independence.

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1. Boston massacre-
He defended the soldiers that were claiming it was self defense.
2. Boston Tea Party-
Wasnt involved
3. Continental congress-
attended the first meeting
4. Common sense-
he was interested in pains writing about common sense
it was manly

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1.He defended British soldiers for elf defense
2.  literally nothing
3. He was at the first continental congress meeting
4. not a diddly clue

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1. defended the soldiers that were involved
2. was not involved
3. he attended the continental congress first meeting
4. disastrous meteor

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Boston Massacre: John Adams defended the British soldiers becuase they were protecting themselves. He thought that the law was on his side. He was not well liked for this.
The Boston Tea Party: Adams was not there the night of the Boston Tea Party. Once he arrived back the next day he was shocked by what had happened but also plesently surprised.
The Continental Congress: John Adams served on continental congress from 1774-1777. He was very involved in this. He finally convinced other members of this congress to write a document stating independence. He volunteered to write this but he thought that it would be voted against just because he was so unliked so he approached Jeffferson to write. Adams stayed on the committee so that he would still have a say in this.
Common Sense: He appritiated Thomas Paine writing for him but he disagreed with parts of it. He didn't like how democratic it was but he was glad that someone finally agreed with him on writing a document of independence.

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1. He was defending the 8 British Solders that were accused of murder
2. Nothing
3. He attended the first meeting
4. He did not agree with it

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1. Boston Massacre:  He defended soldiers in court.
2. Boston Tea Party:  He was not involved in the Boston Tea Party, but he predicted the punishment of Intolerable Acts.
3. Continental Congress:  He nominated George Washington for commander in chief of colonial military forces.
4. Common Sense: He was inspired by Common Sense.

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1. Boston Massacre- Defended the British. (Who were shooting at the patriots)
2. The Boston Tea Party- He wasn’t there
3. The continental congress: He was part of the first one. He wasn’t friends with most of the other delegates but he wanted to be remembered in history so he stayed on it.
4. Common sense- it helped his view of independence. But, caused debates with Thomas Paine

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1. He defended all of them soldiers in the court of law who killed in the Boston Massacre.
2. He actually wasn't present the night of the attack however he did predict in one of his dairy entries that Britain would do something.
3.  Wanted to be separate from Great Britain but didn't say it because it was too much for that time.
4. After he read it it changed his view on Independence and gave him some inspiration.

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1) The Boston Massacre: As a young lawyer he deafened the eight British soldiers accused of murder.
2) The Boston Tea Party: He was not in town but he knew the destruction of the tea would bring serious consequences
3) The Continental Congress: At the first meeting he rejected an communication with Great Britain. At the second he nominated George Washington as commander of chief.
4) Common Sense: He didn't like it but it did help with independence which he liked.

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1: He defended the British soldiers during the riot.
2: He wasn't involved in the tea party but he was shocked by the results of the Sons of Liberty
3: he rejected any further reconciliation with Great Britain. He wanted to be remembered in history
4: After Adams saw the reaction Paine got with his writing, he decided to start writing his own pamphlet.

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Boston Massacre: Adams defended the British soldiers. He believed that the British soldiers were just defending themselves and were innocent.
The Boston Tea Party: He was not there the night it happened.
The Continental Congress: Adams attended the First Continental Congress as a Massachusetts delegate. He wanted to break away from Great Britain.
Common Sense: Adams did not agree with all of it. He believed that it was too democratic. However he appreciated the fact that someone agreed with them.

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1. He headed the defense for the British soldiers who acted in the Boston Massacre.  He managed to convince the jury that then men weren't guilty.
2. There is not a direction correlation between the Boston Tea Party and him. Though, his cousin, Samuel Adams can be held responsible for the event.
3. He nominated George Washington for as commander of the military. Wanted to break free from Britain and co wrote the Declaration.
4. John Adams was heavily inspired by the pamphlet "Common Sense" written by Thomas Paine.

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1. In the Boston Massacre he defended the soldiers involved saying that they were applying self defense.
2. John Adams had no involvement in the Boston Tea Party.
3. The Continental Congress: John Adams was not liked in the Continental Congress therefore he didn't like a lot of the men who worked there. But, he served on it because he wanted to be remembered.
4. Common Sense Pamphlet: He read the pamphlet and wrote his own reply or rebuttal to it with his on views on it.

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Boston Massacre: defended the British soldiers accused of murder, but called it self-defense.
Boston Tea Party: was not present when the Boston Tea Party happened, but when he returned, he predicted correctly that the British Parliament would reprimand the colonies.
The Continental Congress: rejected any further reconciliation with Great Britain, and nominated George Washington as commander and chief of military forces during the outbreak of the American revolution
Common Sense: John Adams was troubled by Paine's writing of Common Sense. He'd go on to challenge this

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Boston Massacre: He defended soldiers in a riot
Boston Tea Party:  was not around during the Boston tea party
The continental congress: he was not liked by many of the congress
The common sense pamphlet:the way it was wrote surprised Adams. so he wrote his own thoughts in letters.

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John Adams
Boston Massacre: John Adams defended the British soldiers after they had fired at citizens during the massacre because he was a firm believer in upholding the law and defending the innocent, and in his eyes the British soldiers were only defending themselves.
Boston Tea Party: John Adams was not in town the night of December 16, 1773, and when he returned the next morning he was shocked that the patriots had taken such courageous measures. That being said, he was pleasantly surprised while anxious of events to come. He was concerned by what actions parliament may take after such disrespect.
The Continental Congress: John Adams was a representative for Massachusetts Bay in the Congress, he recognized that there were two groups with the congress: radicals and conservatives. He tried to persuade the congress as a whole to vote for independence.
Common Sense: John Adams believed that Thomas Paine's pamphlet was worthless, and that it was only reiterating what Adams had been arguing in Congress for months. It aggravated Adams, and while he believed that Paine was a notable writer, he believed that this particular writing was useless.

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1. John Adams defended the soldiers who fired at the Americans because he believed it was just an act self defense.
2.John Adams was not involved in the Boston Tea party
3.John was the delegate to the Continental congress
4.Thomas Paine's Common sense pamphlet caused a debate between Thomas and John Adams

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John Adams
1.  Boston Massacre- John Adams was the defense attorney for the British Redcoats and Captain Preston because nobody else would. He believed in upholding the law and defending innocent people. He thought that they were wrongly accused and had fired into the crowd as a result of self defense.
2. Boston Tea Party- He was not there on the night of the Boston Tea Party, but when he arrived home the next day he was shocked by what they did and was pleasantly surprised at the same time. He also questioned how the British Parliament would respond to such a thing.
3. Continental Congress-Attended the first continental congress, but rejected any further reconciliation with Great Britain. At the second continental congress he nominated George Washington as commander in chief of all colonial military forces at the outbreak of the revolution. He also persuaded the writing of the constitution.
4. Common Sense- He admired the author's manly style of writing, but was shocked by the pamphlets democratical prescriptions for new governance. He soon began to right to other colleagues with thought of his own.

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John Adams
Boston Massacre: John Adams defended the British Soldiers after the Boston Massacre. John Adams made the case that the soldiers were acting in self defense from a drunken mob. He would get the men free of charges. Defending these men would make him unpopular, but he believed he had law on his side.
Boston Tea Party: John Adams was not in town the night the Boston Tea Party happened. He was pleasantly surprised that Sons of Liberty had done such an act.
Continental Congress: John Adams was a delegate from Massachusetts. John Adams served in Congress for four years. He had a large presence in his four years there. He was a large part of the push for independence.
Common Sense: He liked the style that the pamphlet was written in. But would disagree with multiple parts of the

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Boston Massacre - John Adams defended the British soldiers who killed the men.
Boston Tea Party - He wasn't there when it happened but when he got back he was very surprised. He predicted the punishment in his diary entry.
The Continental Congress - Wanted total independence from Great Britain, but wasn't made public because it was too radical.
Common Sense - He wrote about Common Sense, which caused the debate with Thomas Paine.

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John Adams
Boston Massacre: He defended British soldiers because they were just reacting in self defense, like anyone would. He thought law was on his side. He thought they should be civilized and not charge the solders for their actions. He was a lawyer, so he was good at defending them and they were proved innocent.
Boston Tea Party: He was out of town on this night, but when he got back he was both shocked and pleased. He supported the soldiers in their actions but was curious how Britain would react.
The Continental Congress: He served from 1774-1777. He was very involved. He convinced the others to write a document stating independence. He volunteered to write it, but they concluded that it would be best if he did not write it because of his obnoxiousness and current standing in the nation. Instead, he served on the committee.
Common Sense: He appreciated Thomas Paine writing this piece but there were parts that he disagreed with. He did not like how democratic it was but he was glad someone agreed with him on writing a document of independence.

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John Adams served as the counsel for the defense of the eight British soldiers accused of murder during the Boston Massacre.

John Adams did not participate in the Boston Tea Party, but was surprised about the course the Sons of Liberty had taken. Eerily enough, he predicted the punishment of The Intolerable Acts in one of his diary entries.

John Adams attended the first Continental Congress, where he rejected reconciliation with Great Britain. He elected George Washington as commander-of-chief at the second one.

John Adams appreciated Paine's manly style of writing Common Sense; however, its "democratic prescription" shocked Adams. After seeing the effect it was having on the people, he began to write his own letters to his colleagues on thoughts of his own.