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    John Hancock was a very rich man, however he used his wealth to help the Continental army and american nation to fight against the british. Despite the odds he stood for what he believed in. I myself admire him for giving so much to help.

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    John Hancock was a very rich man, however he used his wealth to help the Continental army and american nation to fight against the british. Despite the odds he stood for what he believed in. I myself admire him for giving so much to help.

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    JohnHandcock

    RayGrant
    April22
    History1700
    MarkWelsh

    IreadanarticleonJohnHancockslife.IchosethisarticlebecauseJohn
    HancockisveryfamousintheRevolutionarywar.Iamalsoveryinterestedinhim
    becausemygrandmother'slastnameisHancockandsosomewhereinthatlineIam
    relatedtoJohnHancock.
    InthisarticleittellshowJohnwasbornandlivedinMassachusetts.Hisfather
    diedandsohelivedwithhisuncleThomasHancockformostofhislife.AsJohngrew
    upwelearnedalotaboutAmericaandgrewtoloveit.HisuncleThomasdiedandhe
    inheritedallhiswealth.TheamazingthingtomeisthatJohnHancockwasaveryrich
    man,howeverheusedhiswealthtohelptheContinentalarmyandAmericannationto
    fightagainsttheBritish.Despitetheoddshestoodforwhathebelievedin.Imyself
    admirehimforgivingsomuchtohelp.ThearticlealsomentionshowJohnrosein
    AmericanpublicityandbecameoneofMassachusettscoloniallegislatures.Healso
    ownedashippingcompanythatwascontinuallybeingabusedbytheBritish.Imyself
    feellikethisiswasreallymadeJohnwanttogivesomuchtobefreefromthebritish,
    becausethebritishwerenotbeingfairtohimandtheamericanpeople.ThismadeJohn
    atargetforthebritishandtheytriedtoputhiminjail,luckilyhewasnevercaught.By

    readingthisImyselffeellikeJohnHancockwasriskingsomuch,evenhislife,forthese
    thingsandhewasnttheonlyone,andthatiswhatmakestherevolutionsoamazing.
    ThisarticlealsotoldhowonJuly4,1776,JohnHancockwasthefirsttosignthe
    declarationofindependence,andweallknowhowhealsosigneditthebiggest.Ifeel
    likethismostfamouseventofJohnHancock'slifereallyshowshowhefeltaboutthe
    revolutionandhowhetrulywantedtobefreeofEngland.Thisarticlealsomentions
    thingsIneverknowaboutJohnHancock,likehowheactuallylead5,000meninwar
    againsttheBritish.AlsohowJohnHancockwasanominationinthefirstpresidential
    electionandhowhewasthegovernorofMassachusettsfrom1780tillhisdeathof
    1793.OverallIreallyenjoyedreadingaboutJohnHancockandthemanydifferent
    waysheplayedapartintheamericanrevolution.

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