Why Is Samuel Adams Significant to the Development of Revolutionary

Why is Samuel Adams significant to the development of revolutionary thought in America?

A) He argued that the colonists must resort to violence to drive the British out of the New World.
B) He wrote Common Sense which claimed King George III was ruling illegally.
C) He stressed that Parliament had every right to pass legislation applying to the colonies.
D) He encouraged Massachusetts' towns to form committees of correspondence in order to defend colonial rights.
E) He died during the Boston Massacre and became a martyr for supporters of the Whig Ideology.