THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
BOSTON MASSACRE DECLARATORY TOWNSHEND ACTS
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Question
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There was a chance that not too many colonists would sign the document
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Britain viewed those who signed it as traitors
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It was an agreement with King George III and the colonists
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Those who signed the document belonged to no country
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was published in British newspapers beginning in mid-August 1776. 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-2: -In the British press, the publications that discussed the Declaration generally reacted with contempt toward the ideology expressed by its preamble, and anger at the ingratitude showed by the colonists toward their king.
Detailed explanation-3: -Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons in the revolutionary army, another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the revolutionary war.
Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Benedict Arnold, the American general during the Revolutionary War who betrayed his country and became synonymous with the word “traitor, ” was born on January 14, 1741.