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How did John Hancock feel about the declaration of independence?
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∙ 9y ago
John Hancock was a Christian and belonged to the Congregationalist Church, which is a Protestant type religion and they believe that The Bible is sufficient in ruling their society "in matters of faith and practice". His father was a Congregationalist preacher.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 14y agoAs John Hancock wrote part of the Articles of Confederation, he felt strongly about the need for independence and freedom. He became a president of the Congress to petition the king of Britain. When that failed, John Hancock began creating the Articles of Confederation, which stated that the colonists would break away from British rule and create a new nation.
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∙ 18y agohe did not believe in slarery just as most of the others on the congress did. he thought that slavery was a nuisance and was not appropriate...
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∙ 9y agoJohn Hancock knew that the Declaration of Independence would anger the king of England. He made sure the king knew who signed it when he signed his name in very large letters.
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∙ 13y agohe believed that the colonies should be independent from great Britain
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∙ 11y agothey believed they were weak and ineffective
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How did John Hancock feel about violence?
He disapproved it.
John Hancock and how Americans feel about him?
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. Americans are proud of him.
What did John Hancock feel?
John Hancock was pretty stuck up but was devoted to the cause of becoming free from Britian. John Hancock had a great love for popularity and had lots of money so i would only assume he loved his fame and fortune too. Hoped that helped!
What role did John Hancock play?
what is the ? so comfused so dumb Actually it's really not that confusing or dumb unless of course your level of intelligence couldn't possibly answer so as a matter of fact you really didn't need to put such a stupid answer obviously you have very much free time on your hands so I feel sorry for the person who wrote the previous answer. Anyhow traits he showed were integrity, being patriotic and he was also one of the Founding Fathers. (:
Why does John feel as if the words from the tempest are mocking?
A mocking bird is just a real mocking bird
How did John Hart feel about signing the declaration of Independence?
he felt scared
How did John Hancock feel about violence?
He disapproved it.
How did Thomas Jefferson feel about the declaration of independence?
happy
John Hancock and how Americans feel about him?
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. Americans are proud of him.
How did John Hancock feel when Lydia died?
She did not die cos he ran away from her
What are some John Hancock quotes?
"There, I guess King George will be able to read that. [Remark on signing American Declaration of Independence]" John Hancock quote "The greatest ability in business is to get along with others and to influence their actions." John Hancock quote "If the July jobs report was bad news, at least it wasn't awful news," John Hancock quote "a very poor grasp of the issues." John Hancock quote "Maybe we need to fall on the common-sense side of protecting these species, but continue harvesting wood products we all use and enjoy. We've got to be able to do both -- protect water quality and species, as well as harvest trees." John Hancock quote "If this represents the start of an extended [dollar] slide, it may erode the attractiveness of dollar investments to foreigners and remove an important component of the demand for U.S. financial assets," John Hancock quote "Because the voters are going to decide this issue one way or the other, I just don't think the candidates' positions are that big of a deal." John Hancock quote "We are actually grateful with the results, and the positive movement in our direction. We feel we're in a very good place three years before an election." John Hancock quote "The fact is that Congressman Blunt has a senior leadership position in the Congress of the United States, and that can only be good for Missouri." John Hancock quote "This shows that, despite the Democrats' rhetoric and money, they have been unable to gain ground." John Hancock quote
What options do citizens have if they feel that the government has taken away their powers?
It's spelled out in the Declaration of Independence.
What did John Hancock feel?
John Hancock was pretty stuck up but was devoted to the cause of becoming free from Britian. John Hancock had a great love for popularity and had lots of money so i would only assume he loved his fame and fortune too. Hoped that helped!
What was Thomas Jefferson's point of view on the Declaration of independence?
wote~ is the wrong way to spell wrote very close just forgot an "R". I believe that he wrote the deceleration so there could be freedom.
Why did they feel it was necessary to state this in the declaration?
dick
How many years passed between the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the writing of The U.S. Constitution?
The Declaration of Independence was written during the summer of 1776. The Constitution of the United States of America was written during the summer of 1787. If my math is correct, then eleven years passed between the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the writing of the Constitution of the United States of America. To view a brief history of the drafting of the Declaration of Independence provided by the National Archives, please feel free to click on the URL listed below under Related Links. To view a brief history of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America provided by the National Archives, please feel free to click on the URL listed below under Related Links.
What did the colonists declare in the declaration of independence?
They claim independence from England because they didn't feel as they have been treated as legal colonies. The British Parliament took advantage of the colonies and taxed them overzealously, and the colonists were not willing to stand for such practices any longer.
