1. Patriots
One such man was James Otis who had a sincere concern for liberty and who believed in man's singular sovereignty, while publicly guarding against the practice of absolutism in government found in England under the rule of Charles II and James II. ... The House of Burgess and Continental Congress representative was instrumental in American history, influencing the colonial grievances with Britain, inciting colonial British disgust, and most certainly his contributions to the newly formed American government. Hancock's involvement with the declaration merely reinforced his passionate...
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