Question

What were some consequences suffered by the 56 signers of the declaration of independence

Answer 1

As Franklin said, "We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." Britain viewed signing the Declaration of Independence as an act of treason. Some of the signers were captured by the British and executed for treason, and others had their homes ransacked and/or burned, while others died fighting for their country during the Revolutionary War that followed.