What did john hancock do after he was elected governor of massachusetts

He served more than two years in the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, and he was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence in his position as president of Congress. He returned to Massachusetts and was elected governor of the Commonwealth, serving in that role for most of his remaining years.

answer; people where able to travel across the u.s.a faster than any other mode of transportation,travel time was about a week,from coast to coast