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John Dickinson was hesitant in signing the Declaration of Independence. While others prepared to declare independence, Dickinson then refused to sign.
The state that refused to sign was New York.
John Dickinson.
George Clinton, Robert R. Livingston of New York, Thomas Willing of Philadelphia, and John Dickinson of Delaware did not sign.
Dickinson was the only delegate who refused to sign the Declaration of Independence. He refused to sign because he felt the colonies should reconcile their differences with Great Britain and stay within the British Empire and its protection. He thought independence would be disastrous. The other delegate who did not sign was Robert R. Livingston of New York, but not because he refused to sign. He had voted for adoption of the Declaration but was recalled to New York before the delegates signed the official copy on August 2, 1776.
John Adams helped the Patriots by being one of the men to sign the Declaration of Independence during the Revolutionary War. My class studied it.
Yes, Stephen Hopkins did sign the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Franklin, was the oldest to sign the Declaration of Independence.
No, Rufus King did not sign the Declaration of Independence. However, Rufus King of Massachusetts did sign the Constitution.
No woman signed the Declaration of Independence.
No, Thomas Edison did not sign the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson did though.
No John Jay did not sign the Declaration.