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he was the first to sign The Declaration of Independence
he was the president of the first and second continental congress
he was the first to sign the declaration of independence! woo hoo!!
Signer of the Declaration of Independence who was also a wealthy Massachusetts merchant who liked to defy the British authorities. He was also president of the Continental Congress and governor of Massachusetts. His main contribution, however, to the American Revolution was using his fortune to help finance the struggle
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∙ 15y agoJohn Hancock became President because citizens believed that he could pull it off. Also because he was a good leader and didn't argue when he was told to do something but would argue if he had a different opinion about the situation. He wanted to become a President because, he always wanted to and felt that he could do it.
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∙ 12y agoHe was never the president. Though he was governor of Massachusetts at one point. As to WHY, I would assume because he loved his country, and state, so much that he wanted to make sure he was able to help it become the best it could be.
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∙ 16y agoJohn Hancock was on the King's wanted list because he was one of the men who signed the declaration of independece, in fact he was the first person to sign it.
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∙ 9y agoHe signed the Declaration of Independence because he wanted independence from Great Britain
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∙ 15y agoBecause he was smart and he was a good writer. He could write well-written documents for govornment, AKA laws, and people wouldn't think that the government is stupid.
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∙ 12y agohe lead the signing of the declaration of Independence
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∙ 14y agoHe was wanted for his knowledge about the British
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∙ 11y agobecause he felt like it
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