Why Did John Hancock Sign The Declaration Of Independence

John Hancock was a revolutionary, he was the first person to sign the declaration of independence, and he was one of the wealthiest people in massachusetts. He also got to name the United States of America, the act he was inspired by was the Tea Act. John hancock was best known as the first person to sign the declaration of independence, but there are also many things people did not know about him like he was one of the wealthiest people in massachusetts, when John was little his father passed away and he whent to live with his aunt and uncle, they had given him everything he wanted because they did not have a son, so when is uncle died he left his money to John. he was elected as massachusetts legislature, and later as war was approaching, he was Elected as president of massachusetts. …show more content…
The act that most affected John was the Tea Act, that was the act that caused the Boston Tea Party, he was part of the group (that was in massachusetts) that organized the tea party. The philosopher that influenced him was Samuel Adams, he and John Hancock worked really well together, Samuel Adams was the one to convince John Hancock to sign the declaration of independence. He also worked with John Adams, Samuel Adams cousin, who was his lawyer when he was arrested, he had all charges dropped and John was released from Jail. In the end John Hancock was influenced by the Tea Act, and Samuel Adams to be the first person to sign the declaration of independence, and he is the person who got to name the United States of