The three signers are: Josiah bartlett, Matthew Thornton,and William wipple
It means that the person is mentally ill but is still responsible for the crimes that were committed.
For most freedmen in the South after the Civil War ended life was unfortunately not much different than it had been before (at least economically) since many of these men were denied social and economic rights, and were tied to the land of farm owners.
By invoking the act, the United States could abstain from participating directly in a foreign conflict.
the natural barriers were the himalaya mountains