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John Hancock

By coled83
  • Birth

    Birth

    Born in Braintree, Massachusetts
  • Sons of Liberty

    Sons of Liberty

    The phrase 'Sons of Liberty' refers to the opponents of the stamp act
  • Stamp Act

    Stamp Act

    Parliament repeals the Stamp Act
  • Declatory Act

    Declatory Act

    Parliament passes the Declatory Act
  • Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts

    Townshend Acts
  • Customs officials

    Customs officials

    Customs officials in Boston seize John Hancock's sloop liberty on the charge that it was used for smuggling
  • Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre

    Boston Massacre
  • First Continental Congress

    First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia
  • Declaration of Independance

    Declaration of Independance

    Congress adopts the Declaration of Independance
  • Death

    Death

    John Hancock dies at Hancock Manor