This paper is on the book John Hancock: Merchant King and American Patriot, written by Harlow Giles Unger. This book discusses how John Hancock was not only a merchant king but also an American patriot. ... Hancock's first big accomplishment here in America came when John Adams, with the support of Washington, elected John Hancock for presidency. ... Congress elected John Hancock unanimously; John called his election as the president of Congress "the greatest honor of his life". ... This upset John Hancock and he no longer considered Adams a friend, rather, he responded by removing Jo...

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This not only caused unrest for Washington, but for all colonists, who were now thinking of breaking away from King George III and England. ... A lesser person might have used this power to establish a military dictatorship or to become king. ... Washington lived only two years after turning over the presidency to his successor, John Adams. ... After the war John Adams became vice-president under George Washington for two terms. ... After John Adams Jefferson became the United States third president. ...

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The story opens in England, October 26, 1775, with King George III of England addressing the British Parliament on the war in the North American colonies. ... McCullough offers the British perspective on the events in faraway North America first, re-creating the debate in Parliament over the king's decision to quash the rebellion. ... He writes evenhandedly about the British generals Howe, Henry Clinton, John Burgoyne, and Charles Cornwallis. Howe had served under General James Wolfe, who called him "the best officer in the King's service.... Readers interested in a wider view...

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In John Dickinson's "Letter 2" from Letters from a Farmer he writes, "If Great-Britain can order us to come to her for necessaries we want, and can order us to pay what taxes she pleases before we take them away, or when we land them here, we are as abject slaves as France and Poland can show in wooden shoes, and with uncombed hair", [Dic68]. ... In a letter from a Boston merchant named John Andrews to his brother in Philadelphia it says, "I sincerely believe they [the British Parliament] intend to carry out their threats, which are to make the town a desolate wil...

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There she met John Lavien, and on the encouragement of her mother, who believed Lavien to be rich, married him. ... When Rachel died in February 1768, her estate was claimed by John Lavien on the behalf of her legitimate son. ... When the president of the College of New Jersey would not let Hamilton work under a similar arrangement, Hamilton applied for admission to King's College. ... He enlisted the help of John Jay and James Madison to write essays for this purpose. ... In 1798, when war with France seemed eminent President John Adams appointed Hamilton reluctantly at the insistence of...

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When Hamilton arrived in the United States, he enrolled at King's College (now Columbia University) in New York. While at King's, Hamilton wrote anonymous pamphlets for newspapers and exhibited a solid grasp and knowledge of the British and American governments [http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/hamilton.html]. ... Hamilton took these ideas and along with James Madison and John Jay wrote The Federalist. ...

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"It came as a surprise when he learned that a group of army men wished him to become king of the United States" (Old, Page 68). ... John Adams was Vice president, Henry Knox was Secretary of War, Alexander Hamilton was Secretary of the Treasury, Thomas Jefferson was Secretary of State, and Edmund Randolph was Attorney General. ...

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Looking at the Sugar act, which was created in 1763 by George Grenville who was appointed first minister, by King George III to solving England's debt crisis.# This act is the beginning of Britain's colonies, America to resist imperial control over them. ... Harcourt College Publishers, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, FL. 2.Garraty, John. ...

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