what colony is john adams from?
Massachusetts
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 In 2001 , historian David McCullough published a biography entitled John Adams , that won various awards . McCullough 's biography was the basis for a 2008 TV miniseries . 

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 Adams joined Franklin and Arthur Lee in 1778 as a commissioner to France , replacing Silas Deane . He sailed for France with his 10 @-@ year @-@ old son John Quincy aboard the frigate Boston early that year . The stormy trip was treacherous , with lightning injuring 19 sailors and killing one . Adams ' ship was later pursued by several British frigates in the mid @-@ Atlantic , but evaded them . Near the coast of Spain , Adams himself took up arms to help capture a heavily armed British merchantman ship , the Martha . Later , a cannon malfunction killed one and injured five more of the crew before the ship arrived in France . 

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 Adams did not speak French , the international language of diplomacy at the time . He therefore assumed a less visible role , but emerged as the commission 's chief administrator , imposing order and methods lacking in his delegation 's finances and record @-@ keeping affairs . His first stay in Europe , between April 1 , 1778 , and June 17 , 1779 , was otherwise unremarkable , and he returned to his home in Braintree in early August 1779 . Back home , Adams became one of the founders and charter members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1780 . 

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 Samuel Adams is a controversial figure in American history . Disagreement about his significance and reputation began before his death and continues to the present . 

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 After Hancock 's father died in 1744 , John was sent to live with his uncle and aunt , Thomas Hancock and Lydia ( Henchman ) Hancock . Thomas Hancock was the proprietor of a firm known as the House of Hancock , which imported manufactured goods from Britain and exported rum , whale oil , and fish . Thomas Hancock 's highly successful business made him one of Boston 's richest and best @-@ known residents . He and Lydia , along with several servants and slaves , lived in Hancock Manor on Beacon Hill . The couple , who did not have any children of their own , became the dominant influence on John 's life . 
