JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The belief that the fifty-six delegates who signed the Declaration had voluntarily engaged in a treasonous act despite the horrendous nature of the punishment that would have ensued if caught, appears to be unfounded.
Detailed explanation-2: -Five of the 56 Declaration signers were captured by the British and tortured as traitors. Nine of the 56 Declaration signers fought and died in the American Revolution. Four other of the 56 Declaration signers lost their sons in the Continental Army or had sons who were captured.
Detailed explanation-3: -By signing the document, the 56 men risked high treason against the King of England. In essence, they signed their death warrants because that was the penalty.
Detailed explanation-4: -“A long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism..” – The colonies had been enduring what they felt were abuses and usurpations (abuses of power with no right to do so) for years.