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2007-01-10 07:50:53 · 16 answers · asked by Bailee P 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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thay took the risk of getting hanged by the king

2007-01-10 07:53:05 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

The delegates knew that signing the Declaration would be considered an act of treason and punishable by hanging. That's why it was very important that they all agree on the contents of the document to show a united front. It was also very important that the Declaration be an outstanding document to make those great risks worth taking.

2007-01-10 07:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by Melli 6 · 1 0

Imagine you declared that you and your family were no longer a part of the United States, would no longer pay taxes to the IRS, and holed up in a cabin in Montana with some friends and some guns. You then flooded the media with reports that the US could not force you to be a part of it and you made constant criticism of the leadership of this country.

Now imagine that the FBI, US Army, and SWAT teams surrounded you. And that George Bush and the Congress approved taking you out, ASAP. Now you know the risk.

2007-01-10 09:10:04 · answer #3 · answered by busterdog 2 · 0 0

Simple: Treason to the British Crown.
You are inciting armed rebellion against (at the time) your soverign ruler.
Thoughout history, anyone who leads these types of revolts are executed.
And by signing the Declaration of Independence, not only were these men supporting the revolution, there was PROOF that they supported it.

2007-01-10 07:53:52 · answer #4 · answered by findinglifeodd 4 · 1 0

they would get their asses kicked by the British. By signing the Declaration they riskes thier lives-->if they lost the war they would be the considered as the ones who started the war (again if they lost). This is why (according to my history teacher) that when you start a revolutionary war, rebellion, or whatever in these types of cirucumstances-->you'd better win or your screwed from those who you were under power from anyway.

2007-01-10 07:54:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

By signing the Declaration of Independence, they were committing an act of treason. Punishable by death...

2007-01-10 07:54:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Here it is... straight-up:

Fifty-six men signed the Declaration of Independence. Their conviction resulted in untold sufferings for themselves and their families. Of the 56 men, five were captured by the British 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 fifty-six fought and died from wounds or hardships of the war. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships sunk by the British navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts and died in poverty. At the battle of Yorktown, the British General Cornwallis had taken over Thomas Nelson's home for his headquarters. Nelson quietly ordered General George Washington to open fire on the Nelson home. The home was destroyed and Nelson died bankrupt. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their thirteen children fled for their lives. His fields and mill were destroyed. For over a year, he lived in forest and caves, returning home only to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion.

2007-01-10 08:01:15 · answer #7 · answered by wildcatfan 3 · 0 0

Thre were many risks, the main of which, is that, they were straight up commiting treason. They could have easily been hanged, and tourtured. They risked the're lives, they risked they're everything. They risked they're new country.

2007-01-10 07:56:34 · answer #8 · answered by Brennan J 1 · 0 0

i'd have to say the risk of getting the papercut also...the king of england at that time had lost the war and couldnt recover immediately and besides if they would attack the 13 colonies again france and maybe spain wouldnt have let them

2007-01-10 07:56:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Risk of death for treason against the King of England.

2007-01-10 07:52:46 · answer #10 · answered by Kokopelli 7 · 0 1

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