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The British were looking for John Hancock and Sam Adams and also John Adams because they were great patriots and revolutionaries. They were hidding in concord and fled right after the first shots of the American revolution where fired.

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because they were smugglers and stole goods instead of paying for them.

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Because Samuel Adams was the leader of the Revolutionary War and John Hancock also stole and they didn't want to pay the taxes.

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Because they very vocally advocated the independence of the American colonies from British sovereignty. In other words, they had committed sedition.

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the two that British troops were on the move and might attempt to arrest them

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