John Hancock Research Paper

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John Hancock was born on January 23, 1737 in Braintree, Massachusetts. His father was Reverend John Hancock and his mother was Mary Hawke Thaxter. At the age of seven, his father passed away and his mother remarried years later. His uncle, Thomas Hancock and his wife Lydia Henchman, adopted John. Thomas and his wife did not have children of their own but they did treat John as of he was their child. Old Hancock was a wealthy man, and was known as one of the richest in the colonies. John Hancock went to Boston Latin School and after he graduated in 1750, was accepted to Harvard College where he graduated in 1754. Soon after the brillant John Hancock completed college, he served time in his uncle’s office as a clerk. In 1763 Hancock became…show more content…
However, Samuel Adams who led the Mohawks aboard the British ships was a very close friend to John. The joke of this time was “Sam Adams writes the letters and John Hancock pays the postage.” Hancock was a well known and well liked man. His actions of bravery and courage inspired many. In 17774 John was elected as the President of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress. During the fourth anniversary of the Boston Massacre, John gave a speech known as the Boston Massacre Oration. His speech revealed a more wide ranging view against British power which starts to appear before the revolution. In Hancock’s speech he stated, “When a country is invaded, the militia are ready to appear in its defense; they march into the field with that fortitude which a consciousness of the justice of their cause inspires; they do not jeopardize their lives for a master who considers them only as the instruments of his ambition, and whom they regard only as the daily dispenser of the scanty pittance of bread and water. No; they fight for their houses, their lands, for their wives, their children; for all who claim the tenderest names, and are held dearest in their hearts; they fight pro aris et focis, for their liberty, and for themselves, and for their God.” This quote goes to show how patriotic and proud he is of America and how he refuses to sink under the pressure of the
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