I know the usual thing people say is that he wanted King George to be able to read it, but the myth buster people say that's not true, and they're usually right about things... now I don't know what to think. Anybody know the truth?
2006-10-05 16:44:30 · 12 answers · asked by remanneercson 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
The Mythbusters actually don't know anything aside from how not to get themselves killed, there are some basic scientific and other sorts of principles that they don't understand that wastes time with the experiment, however, there is some sort of arguement here.
The popular myth is that while other men wanted to be anonymous, he wanted the king to be able to read it without even putting on his spectacles, however, some historians believe that he always signed his name this way. Either way, it still tooks balls for him to sign it like that, because if they lost, they would have done some serious punishments.
2006-10-05 16:54:26 · answer #1 · answered by thalog482 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
John Hancock Sign In
2016-09-30 10:51:53 · answer #2 · answered by cistrunk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're right in that he didn't say anything about the King as he signed it. He was the first to sign it, and as President of the Continental Congress, the ONLY delegate to actually sign it on July 4, 1776. The source doesn't explain why it's so big though.
2006-10-05 17:01:06 · answer #3 · answered by Chris S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was like a challenge. All the people who signed their names to the Declaration of Independence risked their lives in doing so. If caught by the British, the surely would have been hanged. It was his way of saying F-U.
2006-10-05 16:48:14 · answer #4 · answered by CHEVICK_1776 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's the only thing that I had ever heard. If the myth busters disproved it, they should have the real reason posted somewhere.
2006-10-05 16:48:03 · answer #5 · answered by mightymite1957 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To make sure that King George could see it. At least that is what we were taught in school.
2006-10-05 16:53:43 · answer #6 · answered by Clown Knows 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As History has interpreted that answer, He wanted it to be known and recognized as one of the Original Endorsers of the document
2006-10-05 16:53:55 · answer #7 · answered by Philip D 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hhmmm historical data states that Hancock made this claim, what other sources could we have two hundred years after the fact?
2006-10-05 16:46:42 · answer #8 · answered by roamin70 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being the author of the Declaration of Independence, why wasn't Thomas Jefferson the first one to sign it?
2016-07-04 06:59:34 · answer #9 · answered by Gbloom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they didnt sign it at the same time,it was over the course of mounths
2006-10-05 16:52:07 · answer #10 · answered by john doe 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋