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Born in Braintree, Massachusetts
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The phrase 'Sons of Liberty' refers to the opponents of the stamp act
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Parliament repeals the Stamp Act
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Parliament passes the Declatory Act
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Townshend Acts
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Customs officials in Boston seize John Hancock's sloop liberty on the charge that it was used for smuggling
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Boston Massacre
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The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
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Congress adopts the Declaration of Independance
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John Hancock dies at Hancock Manor
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