After the April 9, 1942, U.S. surrender of the Bataan Peninsula on the main Philippine island of Luzon to the Japanese during World War II (1939-45), the approximately 75,000 Filipino and American troops on Bataan were forced to make an arduous 65-mile march to prison camps. The marchers made the trek in intense heat and were subjected to harsh treatment by Japanese guards. Thousands perished in what became known as the Bataan Death March.
Samuel Adams was the leader of the Boston based Sons of Liberty and worked to lead protests against British taxation of the colonies after the 7-Years War.
It was a series of programs that ensured workers during the great depression, that Roosevelt would restore prosperity to them and their country. He stabilized the economy to provide those with jobs who were suffering.
