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Q: What early American thinker from Virginia argued in 1776 that only treason and murder should be punishable by death?
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What sentence can someone who commits treason?

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How is treason against the us punished?

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What sacrifices were the signers of the declaration of Independence wiling to take?

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Which state is Harper's Ferry in and why?

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