A note on the signers of the declaration of independence and god country.
Declaration of independence names. Text of the declaration of independence. George walton signed the declaration of independence and served as the second governor of the peach state according to the national governors association the petition for renaming that school. True he was described as a flamboyant. In signing their names to the declaration of independence the signers were effectively signing away their protection and anonymity from british forces.
When in the course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature s god entitle them a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should. The declaration of independence was the first formal statement by a nation s people asserting their right to choose their own government. Declaration signer s factsheet from nara. John hancock president of the continental congress probably had the most cause for fear as he was the leader of the revolution against the british.
The united states declaration of independence is the pronouncement adopted by the second continental congress meeting at the pennsylvania state house now known as independence hall in philadelphia pennsylvania on july 4 1776 the declaration explained why the thirteen colonies at war with the kingdom of great britain regarded themselves as thirteen independent sovereign states no longer. Livingston and roger sherman of connecticut to draft a declaration. On june 11 1776 congress selected a committee of five including john adams benjamin franklin thomas jefferson robert r. Birth places birth and death dates and occupations.
Pinning down the religion of some people on this list is notoriously difficult. 7 in 1884 historian mellen chamberlain argued that these entries indicated that the famous signed version of the declaration had been created following the july 19 resolution and had not been signed by congress until august 2. Declaration of independence is a 12 by 18 foot 3 7 by 5 5 m oil on canvas painting by american john trumbull depicting the presentation of the draft of the declaration of independence to congress it was based on a much smaller version of the same scene presently held by the yale university art gallery.