There were 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence. Of the signers nine died before the end of the war. Most were able to reclaim their lost lands.
"...The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States..." - The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.
King George III [George William Frederick] - House of Hanover
read the preamble.
pathos
By saying that the declaration’s signers are sensible men who are not taking the change lightly :)
to prevent the population of the colonies from growing