What John Adams did after the Boston Massacre was very brave. The Boston Massacre was, “The most important trial in colonial history …, and John Adams agreed to defend the enemy”. By defending the British, John Adams, placed himself in a very difficult political position and placed his own family in danger. Adams was a known patriot in a time of high tension. A time he would later identify as,” the era of the true American Revolution”. Adams choice to defend the crown, pitted himself against his fellow patriots, and against his own American interest. Many colonists could not understand why Adams would defend the hated British. Several lashed out at John. Adams, “could not walk the streets without being spat on or having rocks thrown at him”. Prior to the massacre, John was known as a man of honor and integrity. After his choice to represent the enemy at trial, he would temporarily be hated by many townspeople. He had to defend the crown against his own countrymen with little support. He had only, “the support of his wife and equal partner Abigail and his own sense of righteousness kept him going.” John believed in his cause so much he, “remained steadfast in his convictions” in spite of, “daily threats against his life and property”.
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He is remembered as a true patriot and an American revolutionary. Eventually his fellow countrymen came around too, “the leading patriots of the time respected him for what he truly was, and his fellow colonists gradually understood that a dedicated patriot had done the right thing, despite the fact that he had represented the hated British.” The Boston Massacre, itself is not something we would even consider a massacre by todays standards. It was at the time however, one spark it what would eventually be the blaze of the American revolution, and John Adam’s role in the trials has left a lingering effect on the American Justice