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1.
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as
traitors, and tortured before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
1.
Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?
Five signers were captured by the British as
traitors, and tortured before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
2.
Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary
Army; another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or
hardships of the Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their
fortunes, and their sacred honor.
Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary
Army; another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or
hardships of the Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their lives, their
fortunes, and their sacred honor.
3.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.
Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists.
Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated.
4.
But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
~ Source: https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/the-fate-of-the-56-signers-of-the-declaration-of-independence
But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.
~ Source: https://fellowshipoftheminds.com/the-fate-of-the-56-signers-of-the-declaration-of-independence
