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Samuel Adams' Conspiracy Theory
- Samuel Adams, a key figure in the American Revolution, spread a conspiracy theory about British plans to enslave colonists.
- This theory fueled revolutionary sentiment despite the colonists' own practice of slavery.
Irony and Propaganda
- Colonists' anxiety about being enslaved mirrored their own enslavement of others.
- Samuel Adams' propaganda, including fabricated accounts of British hostilities, further fueled tensions.
The Boston Massacre Incident
- Pre-Boston Massacre, fake documents detailing a planned British attack circulated.
- This, combined with existing tensions, led to the Boston Massacre, seemingly confirming Adams' theory.