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George Read • Caesar Rodney • Thomas McKeanPennsylvania • George Clymer • Benjamin Franklin• Robert Morris •John Morton • Benjamin Rush • George Ross• James Smith •James Wilson • George Taylor Massachusetts •John Adams • Samuel Adams• John Hancock •Robert Treat Paine • Elbridge Gerry New Hampshire •Josiah Bartlett • William Whipple • Matthew ThorntonRhode Island • Stephen Hopkins • William ElleryNew York • Lewis Morris• Philip Livingston •Francis Lewis • William Floyd Georgia • Button Gwinnett • Lyman Hall• George Walton Virginia• Richard Henry Lee •Francis Lightfoot Lee • Carter Braxton • Benjamin Harrison• Thomas Jefferson •George Wythe • Thomas Nelson, Jr. North Carolina •William Hooper • John Penn • Joseph Hewes South Carolina • Edward Rutledge• Arthur Middleton •Thomas Lynch, Jr. • Thomas Heyward, Jr. New Jersey •Abraham Clark • John Hart• Francis Hopkinson •Richard Stockton • John Witherspoon Connecticut •Samuel Huntington • Roger Sherman • William Williams• Oliver Wolcott Maryland• Charles Carroll •Samuel Chase • Thomas Stone • William Paca
There were 56 signers, not 5. The website linked below lists their names and gives short biographies.
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What is famous about Button Gwinnett?
He signed the Declaration of Independence and has the third most valued autograph on Earth. It is estimated at $150,000.
What is the most inspired the inclusion in the Declaration of Independence of the right of the people to revolt against a tyrannical government?
when any form of government becomes destructive of these ends it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence and who influenced him the most?
Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Hancock, John Adams, and more wrote the Declaration of Independence.
What kind of document is the declaration of independence?
... He [the King] has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. ...
How was the Declaration of Independence like most state constitutions?
The Declaration of Independence like most state constitutions in that it quoted the ideas of john Locke. These principles were the right to life, liberty, and property.
Who had the most famous signature on the declaration of independence?
john hanncock
What document includes the phrases you hold these truths to be self evident that all men are created equal?
The Declaration of Independence.
Whose signature is the most famous on the declaration of independence?
John Hancock
What is the most famous revision to the Declaration of Independence?
The deletion of the mention of slavery.
Who are the most famous people that signed the declaration of independence?
Ben Franklin, John Hancock, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
Why was Thomas Jefferson the most famous person to sign the Declaration of Independence?
Because he wrote it.
What document claimed that people have certain unalienable rights life liberty and the pursuit of happiness and that all people are equal under the law?
The 'Declaration of Independence'Declaration of Independence
Who has the most famous signature on the declaration of independence and was a good friend of Samuel Adams?
John Hancock
What was the most inspired by the ideas of the enlightenment?
The Declaration of Independence
Who had a famous signature on the Declaration of Independence?
Possibly the most famous signature was that of John Hancock. However, many other famous men that signed the Declaration of Independence included: Benjamin Frankin, John Adams, Sam Adams, Robert Morris, and Thomas Jefferson.
Why is the declaration of independence compared to a birth certificate?
Most people consider the signing of the Declaration as the birth of America.
Who was 34 when the Declaration of Independence was signed?
Most of the people born in 1742 would have been 34 when the Declaration of Independence was signed. That would include thousands of people throughout the country.
