This man addressed Ebenezer Thayer in a set of "instructions" named for his home town. Although hislanguage was not chosen, this man wrote "all men are born equally free and independent" in his draft ofArticle I of the oldest constitution still in use today. This author of Thoughts on Government defendedagainst allegations that the Liberty, John Hancock's ship, avoided paying taxes. This author of BraintreeInstructions also got six British soldiers acquitted for participation in the Boston Massacre. For 10 points,name this lawyer-turned-politician who wrote the Massachusetts state constitution
This man addressed Ebenezer Thayer in a set of "instructions" named for his home town. Although hislanguage was not chosen, this man wrote "all men are born equally free and independent" in his draft ofArticle I of the oldest constitution still in use today. This author of Thoughts on Government defendedagainst allegations that the Liberty, John Hancock's ship, avoided paying taxes. This author of BraintreeInstructions also got six British soldiers acquitted for participation in the Boston Massacre. For 10 points,name this lawyer-turned-politician who wrote the Massachusetts state constitution and was electedPresident in 1796.
This man addressed Ebenezer Thayer in a set of "instructions" named for his home town.
John Adams