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Birth
Born in Braintree, Massachusetts -
Sons of Liberty
The phrase 'Sons of Liberty' refers to the opponents of the stamp act -
Stamp Act
Parliament repeals the Stamp Act -
Declatory Act
Parliament passes the Declatory Act -
Townshend Acts
Townshend Acts -
Customs officials
Customs officials in Boston seize John Hancock's sloop liberty on the charge that it was used for smuggling -
Boston Massacre
Boston Massacre -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia -
Declaration of Independance
Congress adopts the Declaration of Independance -
Death
John Hancock dies at Hancock Manor
