Our schools teach the Declaration of Independence was signed by rich old men. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
56 men signed The Declaration of Independence in 1776.
The average age of signers was 44. More than a dozen were 35 or younger. The youngest signers were 26.
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Of the 56 Men who signed the declaration:
5 were captured & tortured to death
9 died from wounds/ hardships from the War
12 had their homes burned
2 lost their sons to the War
2 sons were captured
The Sacrifices Made by the Men who Signed the Declaration must never be forgotten
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It’s time we bring back American History & Civics in our classrooms and ditch Liberal ‘Social Studies’