During the Renaissance period, intellectuals view mathematics by believing that mathematics was the key to understanding the nature of things in the universe. It was the key to navigation, military service, and geography. Hope this answers the question.
I am pretty sure that is is the attack on Pearl Harbor
John Hancock, who was one of the wealthiest men in America at the time inherited his business from his uncle who was a mercantile businessman. He became a merchant, statesman, and served as a president of the Second Continental Congress amongst many other positions within that included Governor of Massachusetts.
