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.
The rights and the privileges of freedmen were still threatened after the civil war because laws were still made to regulate their activities. The black codes law were enacted which controlled the way a freed man can live; strict restrictions were placed on them, they can not vote, serve on jury, travel freely or engage in occupation of their choice.
C. A jobs program to get Americans working during the Great Depression
