John Hancock
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John Hancock was an American Founding Father, merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. He was the longest-serving president of the Continental Congress, having served as
Portrait by John Singleton Copley, c. 1770–1772
Around 1772, Hancock commissioned John Singleton Copley to paint this portrait of Samuel Adams, Hancock's early political mentor.
A 1765 portrait of Hancock by John Singleton Copley
Paul Revere's 1768 engraving of British troops arriving in Boston was reprinted throughout the colonies.
American Revolutionary War
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The American Revolutionary War, also known as the Revolutionary War or American War of Independence or simply the American Revolution, was the armed conflict that comprised the final eight years of th
John Hancock
…light to be acts of treason and rebellion". On the night of April 18, Gage sent out a detachment of soldiers on the fateful mission that sparked the American Revolutionary War. The purpose of the British expedition was to seize and destroy military supplies that the colonists had stored in Concord. According to many historical…
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis
Battle of Guilford Courthouse 15 March 1781
Battle of Trenton by Charles Mc Barron
Battleof Longisland