... Hancock and Samuel Adams) that the British army was advancing. This ride occurred just before the battles of Lexington and Concord and included Paul Revere and William Dawes initially, and then was later joined by Samuel Prescott. He did not shout the phrase he is most noted for, "The British are coming!" He depended on secrecy because the countryside was ... ...
... viewed as a victim of royal oppression and a martyr to the patriot cause. Hancock was then elected to the Massachusetts General Court in 1769. The Court was allowed by Mary and William, which was stated in a charter given to Massachusetts. The charter allowed a place for a large role of self-governing, and served as the lower house of the colonial legislature. The General ... traitors before they rally up any more hatred in the colonists and lead them to break away completely from England. Had it not been for the riders Revere, Dawes, and Prescott, then Adams and Hancock would have been...
