John Hancock's Life And Accomplishments

John Hancock was an extraordinary man who did extraordinary things. He was a man of the people, and forever with the people. John Hancock was a Christian and he showed it by saying “We recognize no sovereign but God, and no king but Jesus.” The American Revolution leader John Hancock was born on January 23, 1737, in Braintree which is now named Quincey Massachusetts in this present day. After his dad died when John was a boy, he went to live with his aunt and uncle. His uncle was a wealthy merchant in a mansion in Boston, his name was Thomas Hancock and he lived from 1703 till 1764. John Hancock went to college at Harvard and graduated in the class of 1754. After college John went to work for his uncle and almost a year later, her died and

He was based on what people thought of him without the people actually getting to know him. He was judged by the people because of the choices he made. Although he had a reputation for being kind and generous, Samuel Adams was one of the people that judged John. Samuel Adams was a fellow Revolutionary leader, so that would be like one of my peers judging me (which they do anyways but still). John was a very respected person with a very loving heart, he spent his own wealth for public projects. In 1775, he got married to the love of his life, Dorothy Quincey (1747 to 1830). Dorothy was the daughter of a Boston Merchant and magistrate. Later in their marriage, they had two kids who didn’t live to see their adult years of their life.

In 1765, John Hancock decided to enter local politics when he was elected as a Boston selectman. The next year, he won the election to the Massachusetts Colonial Legislature. Around this same time, the British Parliament began coming up with a series of “laws”, including tax laws, to gain further control over its 13 American colonies. The colonists agreed on these measures, particularly the tax laws, arguing that only their own representative assemblies impose tax them. Over the next decade, anti-British sentiment among the colonists got more intense and eventually led to the American Revolutionary War ( from 1775 to 1783). Hancock came into face to face conflict with the British in 1768,

Hancock was a popular figure in Boston, and the taking over of his ship led to angry protests by local people. In the following months and years, Hancock became deeply involved in the movement for American independence. Massachusetts was in the middle of his movement, and Boston, in particular, was called the “Cradle of Liberty.” In 1774, John Hancock was elected president of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress which was known as an autonomous government, which was good. December of the same year, he was chosen as a Massachusetts delegate, which was the main part of the United States during the Revolutionary War. After he had helped his side, he was a big target to the British. After his plan failed, he still became a well-known figure and mentor in his life.

During his time as the governor, Massachusetts was hit with big problems, and a number of farmers backed out on loans and ended up in prison. In the face of the big political crisis, Hancock, who was suffering from gout, resigned the governorship in 1785. The next year, a problem occurred by the Massachusetts farmers that later became known as Shay’s Rebellion, broke out. The