John Lee Hancock

colonists and fight taxation by the British Government. The Sons Of Liberty played an important role in most colonies in battling the Stamp Act. Samuel Adams was an American statesman and is one of the Founding Fathers. Samuel was a second cousin to John Adams, was born in Boston, was brought up in a religious family, graduated from a Harvard College, and was an influential official of the Massachusetts House Of Representatives. He was one of twelve children born to Samuel Adams Sr. and Mary (Fifield)

"Are you ready men? As Patrick Henry once said 'Give me liberty or give me death!' Are we ready to fight for our liberty?" Captain John Parker yelled before we prepared to our first battle battle with the British. "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!" the militiamen shouted after. We began to march. It was dark and cold and scary. Terrified the British could pop out any second, I began to think of the worst. I had heard stories of the town of Lexington having some strange occurrences. One soldier

The colonials of the Boston, Concord area were vital in the beginning of the American Revolution. Paul Revere and other members of the Whig Party were key in alerting the colonists to the impending British. The supporters of Revere and his platform made up a majority of the New England coast line, specifically New Hampshire and Massachusetts and were essential pieces in allowing Revere’s plan to prevail. From these people birthed a militia who were able to defend the land and other materials from

people as it was in the time of the stamp act." Commodore Samuel Hood responded by sending the 50 gun warship, which arrived in Boston harbor in May 1768. On June 10, 1768, customs officials sees the liberty, asleep owned by leading Boston merchant John Hancock, all allegations that the ship had been involved in smuggling. Bostonians, already angry because the captain of the Romney had been impressing local sailors, began a riot. Customs officials fled to Castle William for protection. Given the unstable

contributors to the founding of the United States of America, John Hancock is the Founding Father I chose to research and learn the most about. I feel as though all of the other Founding Fathers are well known and everyone knows a little about each one. John Hancock, for me personally, I knew little to nothing about and I wanted to learn more. I like to learn a lot about subjects that I know nothing about. I also picked John Hancock because of his signature. On every document he signed, his name

Darlene Leohansson Section 8-4 Mr. Welch and Mr. Gilligan United States History 15 November 2017 John Hancock: An Unsung Hero John Hancock Jr., born on January 23, 1737 in Braintree (present day city of Quincy), Massachusetts, was one of several children to John Hancock Sr., a minister, and Mary Hawkes. During his lifetime, Hancock accomplished a variety of things, some which he is not as well known for. He became a prominent figure of his time, serving in political positions after gaining a reputation

collection of documents are of different accounts of the massacre: a pamphlet of the testimony of William Wyatt, an article from the Boston Gazette and Country Journal, a sketch by Paul Revere, an account of Captain Thomas Preston, and a court case from John Adams. These documents expose the turmoil of that day from different perspectives of Bostonians and British soldiers. They also show how some colonial leaders used this event to advance the patriot cause. The account of Captain Thomas Preston said

John Robert Hood, Jr., of Lockhart, Texas, formerly from Austin, Texas, New Haven, Connecticut, Nashville, Tennessee and Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, passed away on July 17th, 2015. John died from complications with pneumonia in the care of the Seton Medical Center in Hays County. Although John never married and had no children, he is survived by thousands, his students. They are his legacy and his voice for future generations. John Hood was born January 13th, 1935, in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, to the

John Singleton Copley is an artist that changed the history of art. John Singleton Copley is an artist native to Boston, Massachusetts. Although there was nothing found on his education it is believed that he was taught by his step father. John Singleton Copley followed in his step fathers footsteps as being an Mezzotint Engraver, his half brother did too. Starting off with his paintings he did duplicates of other paintings that inspired him. John Singleton Copley used a wide variety of sizes and

1 Name: ______________________________ Date: _____________ Multiple Perspectives: Primary Source Activity Directions: On the night of March 5, 1770, several Boston residents were shot and killed by British soldiers in what became known as the Boston Massacre. What follows are several images and first-hand accounts from eyewitness to and participants in the event. Following each primary source are questions to help you examine and interpret the information. Primary source #1: Report of the Committee