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they say because they did'nt want the king to have to take his glasses off
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Does John Hancock mean big?
The typical meaning for John Hancock is your signature. So when someone asks you for your "John Hancock" they are asking for your signature.
Where did the phrase sign your John Hancock come from?
It means to sign something.. Looking at the Declaration of Independence , you can see John Hancock's signature the clearest. He wrote it bigger then the rest and neatly. Put your John Hancock write your signature nice and bold!
What was John Hancock's role in the decloration of independence?
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
Who is john George Washington Hancock?
John Hancock is that guy that signed his name really big on the Constitution "so that king doesn't even need to put on his glasses to see Handcock's name" and Geoge Washington is our 1st president if you want more info, search their name's on wikipedia.
Who signed the declaration of independence after John Hancock or who was the second person to sign?
If you refer to the document signed on July 4, 1776, Charles Thomson signed it after Hancock. I actually read, that Josiah Bartlett was the first to sign it, after John Hancock http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/signers/bartlett.htm.
You will write your name big enouugh so that king george can read it without glasses?
John Hancock
Does John Hancock mean big?
The typical meaning for John Hancock is your signature. So when someone asks you for your "John Hancock" they are asking for your signature.
Why did John Hancock write his name really large on the constitution?
when the constitution was signed he forgot his glasses. that's why he wrote it so big
Why did john Hancock say he wrote his name so big on the declaration of independence?
so the mayor can see it without his glasses
What did John Hancock do to make him famous?
John Hancock wrote his name big so King George 3 didn't have to use glasses to see his name. John also donated money to chruches, schools, and poor people.
What did the decalaration do for the people?
John Hancock didn't write the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson did. Hancock was the first to sign it and he did so large enough so King George wouldn't have to use his glasses to read it.
How big was John Hancock's signature?
it was the biggest signature on the Constitution, so the king could read it without his bifocals.
Who wrote there name so big on the declaraition of independence that king george would not have to put on his speticles?
john Hancock
Who signed their name in big letters on the declaration of independence?
John Hancock is probably one of the most famous of signatures on the Constitution. He wrote it so large according to many sources so that King George would be able to read it without the need to put on his spectacles and so that John Hancock's name would be easily recognizable as one of the founders of these Independent but United States of America. To this day you may still hear people say to "put your John Hancock" right here meaning to add your signature to something.
What are facts on john Hancock?
he was very smart and he wrote his name in BIG letters so that the king could see his name
Where did the phrase sign your John Hancock come from?
It means to sign something.. Looking at the Declaration of Independence , you can see John Hancock's signature the clearest. He wrote it bigger then the rest and neatly. Put your John Hancock write your signature nice and bold!
What was John Hancock's role in the decloration of independence?
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
