Sources are used in a paper to show what ideas inspired you and whose theories you would be using and you cite the sources in order to avoid plagiarism. If you don't have sources, your paper will not be valid and you could get accused of plagiarism. The more sources you use the better but you should keep in mind that they need to be important for the paper and used with a purpose and not just to increase the number of sources.
D. because the treaty had nothing to do with africans, neither independent nations in the west, and not all the alliances were in Europe
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.