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Adding history, link to the Declaration of Taking Up Arms, and removing from the without history category
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==History== | ==History== | ||
John Hancock signed both the [http://www.constitution.org/bcp/takuparm.htm Declaration of Taking Up Arms] on 6 July 1775, which officially began the US Revolutionary War, and the [[Declaration of Independence]] one year later on 4 July 1776. | |||
With the Declaration of Independence, the Second Continental Congress became the ''de facto'' government of the union. | |||
He was in in frequent contact with [[George Washington]] after Congress appointed Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. | |||
==Commentary== | ==Commentary== | ||
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[[Category:US Presidents]] | [[Category:US Presidents]] | ||
[[Category:US Presidents Lacking Commentary]] | [[Category:US Presidents Lacking Commentary]] | ||
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