Hancock’s political career started in 1765 as a Boston Selectman during the dawn of the Stamp Act. He started out…
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The Stamp Act John Hancock’s political career started in 1765 when he was elected as a Boston selectman becoming his…
Was John Hancock a smuggler? A common joke of the time was “Sam Adams writes the letters and John Hancock…
Boston Massacre Protests against the Townshend acts and intimidation tactics against tax collectors, government officials and merchants violating the boycott…
John Hancock held the following public offices: 1765: Boston Town counsel selectman. 1765: Massachusetts representative to the Stamp Act Congress.…
After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament responded with the Intolerable Acts, also known as Coercive Acts, effective March 31, 1774.…
After the Battles of Lexington and Concord, John Hancock and other members headed to Philadelphia for the Second Continental Congress.…