John Hancock reacted to British colony policies by smuggling goods into the colonies and avoiding customs regulations. At this time, the British Parliament was imposing a series of high taxes for trading in their colonies. Hancock’s reaction to this measure was to evade the payment of taxes by avoiding British customs.

John Adams (1735-1826) was a leader of the American Revolution and served as the second U.S. president from 1797 to 1801. The Massachusetts-born, Harvard-educated Adams began his career as a lawyer. From 1789 to 1797, Adams was America’s first vice president. He then served a term as the nation’s second president.

How did Benjamin Franklin approach the growing dispute between America and the British government? He tried to smooth over tensions through discussion and compromise.

Which best compares the backgrounds of Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry? RIGHT Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry were both leaders who aggressively spoke out against the British government.

Abigail Adams is probably best remembered for urging her husband, John Adams, to “Remember the Ladies.” At a time when John was working on the Declaration of Independence, Abigail specifically lobbied her husband to,”be more generous and favorable to [the Ladies] than your ancestors.

How did Paul Revere use his profession as a means of protest during the 1760s? He was a silversmith who created engravings to promote colonial protests. It created new taxes for American colonists.

The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British Parliament. The issues of taxation and representation raised by the Stamp Act strained relations with the colonies to the point that, 10 years later, the colonists rose in armed rebellion against the British.