John Hancock's Contribution To The American Revolution

John Hancock made the world a better place in many ways. But he didn't make the world a better place by doing one thing….. he did many things. For example, he was a merchant, statesman and a prominent Patriot of the American Revolutionary War. He also served as president of the Second Continental Congress and was the first and third Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Gordon S. Wood, “the preeminent historian of the Revolution”, is a well known American historian who has received several awards such as the Pulitzer and Bancroft Prize for his historical books. In his book, The American Revolution: A History, he breaks down the key events based on his experiences and knowledge on the Revolutionary period. Wood was born in Concord, Massachusetts on November 27,1933. Wood teaches at many liberal renowned universities such as Brown, Cambridge, Northwestern , and Harvard. Now being eighty one years old, he recently retired from Brown University and lives in Providence, Rhode Island.

Samuel Adams: A Revolutionary Samuel Adams was a great revolutionary, Son of Liberty, and Founding Father. Samuel Adams was one of the pivotal Revolutionary War leaders, who played a crucial role in the American struggle for independence from Great Britain. Although Samuel Adams came from an already somewhat political family, between college and growing British provocation, Samuel Adams developed into the strong patriot we celebrate today. Samuel Adams’ father, Deacon Samuel Adams was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He made a good living off of his brewery business.

Charles Thompson was born in the town Gortede in Ireland on November 29, 1729. His father was John Thomson who was one of the most respectable men of Ulster. Charles was a Patriot leader during the American Revolution. He was the secretary of the Continental Congress of America through 15 years of its existence. Charles died in 1824.

Asia Fraker Mr. Rollins History 10 In this paper the focus of this paper will be Thomas Gage and what happened in his life. I will be going over the impact his life had on the Revolutionary war and what difference he made. Let’s get into a brief introduction of who he has, what he did, and why it mattered or had such a big out come on the revolutionary war.

Sam Adams: Father of the Revolution The United States owes its distinctiveness to the achievements of many people. However, there were those who had a more profound influence on America’s success in becoming a unique nation such as Sam Adams. He used his influence as a leader in the Boston community and as a member of the Massachusetts General Court to steer public opinion before and during the American War for Independence. Sam Adams specifically influenced the United States in becoming a distinct nation through his leadership and his writings.

Sam Adams was born September 27, 1722, in Boston, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard in 1740 and will later be know as one of the founding fathers. He took out a loan from his father and gave half to a friend that never repaid him and he spent the other half. Then his father names him a partner in the family business and Adams make a weekly article which fails and in 1756 he was a tax collector but he failed to collect the taxes. He served as a legislator for Massachusetts from 1765-1774.

The american revolution resulted in many inspirations around the world, such as the french revolution in 1789 to go against absolute monarchy. It also helped push the independence movement in america in the early 19th century. It also helped push independence in africa and asia. The revolution resulted in an american victory in 1781.

Thomas Jefferson, born in Virginia in 1743, began his early political life in 1769 when he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses. He then later was elected a legislator for Virginia from 1776 until 1779. “During Jefferson’s time as a legislator he gained beneficial knowledge on the leadership characteristics needed to direct a country through a reconstruction era.” Although Jefferson was unable to keep the British from invading Virginia, he did successfully guide the state through the American Revolution. Jefferson served as Vice President to John Adams. As his time as Vice President, he took a stand against the Alien and Sedition Acts.

The Massachusetts government arrested many Shaysites for treason, but was later forced to pardon all but two because so many people had been involved. Massachusetts’ new governor, John Hancock, realized he could not punish such a large number of citizens without instigating further restlessness. So many insurgents had been involved that the government was forced to let most of them off without penalty. Starkey reveals one of the many lessons of the rebellion: “Government was not to be amended by force of arms. The inefficacy of that kind of textual criticism had been amply proved, and there must be no more rebellions.

Necessary Conditions Illustrated in the Life of John Adams Many people throughout history know of John Adams as being one of the founding fathers, the first vice president of the United States and as becoming the second president. However on the other hand many of them do not know of him as being also one the most important people to contribute to democracy during his lifetime from 1735 to 1826. Historic Period(s) John Adams had such an important contribution upon certain events of the United States, an example would be how in 1774, Adams served on the First Continental Congress and being one of the many alongside Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, had helped draft the Declaration of Independence.