John Hancock by Ronald Robidoux_21 https://padlet.com/rrobidoux21/j210oh7gj28p Information on the one and only John Hancock en-us 2016-10-28 12:19:46 UTC 2025-10-02 23:08:40 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Templeball.png Background information #1 rrobidoux21 https://padlet.com/rrobidoux21/j210oh7gj28p/wish/133864914 John Hancock was a revolution leader. He was born in 1737, and died in 1793. He lived in Massachusetts. In Hancock's younger adult age, he was a governor of Massachusetts (Mass.)
Hancock started to sway peoples minds to going against all of the taxes after the French and Indian war. He also tempted people with monetary (money) rewards to help declare the colonies independence.
]]> 2016-10-28 12:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/rrobidoux21/j210oh7gj28p/wish/133864914 Background information #2 rrobidoux21 https://padlet.com/rrobidoux21/j210oh7gj28p/wish/133867152 In 1775, John Hancock was wanted by the British, because in their eyes he was a fugitive. In 1775 Hancock was also elect into the Continental Congress. In later years, he was the first signer of the Deceleration of Independence, the most famous document in the world. 

There, I guess King George will be able to read that without his spectacles! - John Hancock 

]]> 2016-10-28 12:35:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rrobidoux21/j210oh7gj28p/wish/133867152 Quotes Relating To The Revolution rrobidoux21 https://padlet.com/rrobidoux21/j210oh7gj28p/wish/133869520 The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions.

There! His Majesty can now read my name without glasses. And he can double the reward on my head!

I am a friend to righteous government, to a government founded upon the principles of reason and justice; but I glory in publicly avowing my eternal enmity to tyranny. Is the present system, which the British administration have adopted for the government of the colonies, a righteous government - or is it tyranny?]]> 2016-10-28 12:44:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rrobidoux21/j210oh7gj28p/wish/133869520 Role In The Revolution rrobidoux21 https://padlet.com/rrobidoux21/j210oh7gj28p/wish/133871066 John Hancock is one of the major people in the American Revolution. He signed the Deceleration of Independence, and dissed the king for everything he did. If it was not for John Hancock the American Revolution may have started very differently. John Hancock put his whole life into the freedom of the United States of America. He gave his money to the freedom. He almost gave his life to the revolution. John Hancock is almost underrated. There is much more little things that Hancock did, but they are not documented. ]]> 2016-10-28 12:50:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rrobidoux21/j210oh7gj28p/wish/133871066 Works Cited rrobidoux21 https://padlet.com/rrobidoux21/j210oh7gj28p/wish/133873081 http://www.foundingfatherquotes.com/father/id/4

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