He wanted himself to change as much as he wanted others to change as well, but he saw that it was a very difficult task to change oneself, and by seeing that, he understood the challenges he would face when changing the people.
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 serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured.
Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.
Prior to European contact, the Indigenous peoples of North America had numerous advanced civilizations. The Europeans brought diseases which destroyed much of the Native culture and killed up to 90% of the Native population.
C. the Bronze age it is also when the foundations of the silk road are from because of the metals needed to create bronze.