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"Their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred Honor".
Many of the founders suffered the loss of children, or estates, or fortunes during the Revolutionary War. By engaging in rebellion against their King, their lives were forfeit if captured, and had the Revolution not succeeded, they would have been hanged as traitors.
Read the essay "The Americans Who Risked Everything".
their lives and more... The hardships of those first signers and their families endured after posting their name of that declaration, knowing that the penalty would be death if captured by British as traitors and were tortured before they died. There were still many loyist to the crown was against such document and it's signers. So many brave signers and surviving family had to live the rest of their lives in hiding.
they wanted to be super cool
Moron above me...anyways...
Their lives.
Signing the Declaration of Independence was treason and punishable by death.
Signing of "The Declaration of Independence".
Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence, all fully aware that the punishment for treason was death by hanging or dismemberment.
Their lives.
Signing the Declaration of Independence was treason and punishable by death.
Signing of "The Declaration of Independence".
Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence, all fully aware that the punishment for treason was death by hanging or dismemberment.
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What sacrifices were the singers willing to make to gain their independence?
i don't recall that singers were present at the signing of the declaration of independence
What were the men who signed the declaration prepared to do in order to gain independence?
they were willing to go to war to gain independence
When did Venezuela gain independence?
Venezuela gain Independence in the 1830
How did the Filipinos react at the end of the Spanish American war?
They were upset that they did not gain independence
What was the reason for the Patriots willing to fight the British?
It was to gain Independence and not be loyal to the king.
What year did Martinique gain independence?
1893 it gain independence
When Sarawak will gain independence?
Sarawak gain Independence on 22nd July 1963
What caused filipino-American collaboration against the Spaniards?
The Filipino's wanted to gain their independence. America was willing to help with this and to try and get some trade going in the area.
What caused the filipino American collaboration against the Spaniards?
The Filipino's wanted to gain their independence. America was willing to help with this and to try and get some trade going in the area.
Who was the first pacific country to gain their independence?
Samoa was the first pacific country to gain their independence
Who did the Colonies want to gain their independence from?
The American Colonies wanted to gain independence from Great Britain.
What was the last nation in Southeast Asia to gain independence?
The last one to gain independence was Brunei.
