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What was John Hancock's importanc in the war of independenc?
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What was John Hancocks role as a founding father?

Without John Hancock & his money, we would not be the USA.
John was among the wealtiest, if not the wealthiest man in America
pre- Revolutionary War. He & his peers basically financed the
war, at an all or nothing risk to themselves. John Hancock was
also, quite literally, the very first father of our country because
he was the first President of the Continental Congress. There is a
wonderful book available at the Smithsonian that details it all
& supplies references. It has copies of the letters that
Hancock sent to Washington during the war and also the minutes of
Congress in which Hancock was urging them to even hire Washington.
Basically, John Hancock put it all on the line & worked
relentlessly to make things turn out okay. It's a shame that
previous so called scholars have been so lazy.