John Hancock

Remembering Boston Massacre Day: John Hancock Edition

by Michael Boldin | Mar 5, 2021 | American Revolution, Audio/Video, John Hancock, Path to Liberty

Little known to most people today, for many years after the Boston Massacre of March 5, 1770 – residents of the city held a solemn public holiday to commemorate the event annually. These tributes featured special orations, poetry, and visual representations. On...

Today in History: Massachusetts Becomes the 6th State to Ratify the Constitution

by Michael Boldin | Feb 6, 2018 | John Hancock, State Ratifying Conventions

On this day in 1788, Massachusetts became the 6th state to ratify the new Constitution for the United States, but it was a close call. There were many opponents who had misgivings about the Constitution’s lack of a bill of rights and what many in the opposition...

Happy Birthday, John Hancock!

by Michael Boldin | Jan 23, 2018 | History, John Hancock

On this day in 1737, the man most-known for his large and stylish signature on the Declaration of Independence was born. Hancock was a leader in events leading up to the revolution – and in ratifying the Constitution. JANUARY 1788 – The fate of the proposed new...

John Hancock and Richard Henry Lee: Resisting “The Damned Act”

by Michael Boldin | Dec 18, 2017 | American Revolution, Audio/Video, John Hancock, Richard Henry Lee, Stamp Act, Tenther Essentials

TAC memberships help us produce more educational tools like this. Members can download this video and read the full transcript here. “The people of this country will never suffer themselves to be made slaves of by a submission to the damned act.” -John Hancock In...

The 10th Amendment

“The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.”

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