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John Hancock

John Hancock (1737–1793) was a leader of the American Revolution and the first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Born in Massachusetts and educated at Harvard, Hancock was a wealthy merchant in colonial America. In the 1760s, he became a supporter of the resistance movement against British rule and an associate of Samuel Adams. In 1764, the Liberty, a sloop owned by Hancock, was seized for allegedly violating the Sugar Act, and Hancock became a widely known figure in the ensuing case. Hancock served as president of the...

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Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams (1722–1803), born in Boston and educated at Harvard, became a major figure in the resistance against British policies such as the Stamp Act, Sugar Act, and Townshend Duties in the 1760s, when he founded the Sons of Liberty with John Hancock. In 1772, Adams (a cousin to John Adams) established the first Committee of Correspondence in Boston to coordinate resistance to the British. Other such committees soon formed across the colonies, creating a network to share information among revolutionaries. Adams was also a coordinator of...

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Teaching the Revolution

For most Americans, young and old, the...