Next time a Chickenhawk tells you how patriotic they are

[formercia]

remind them with this:

http://www.dojgov.net/Liberty_Watch.htm

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

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. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr. noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion and a broken heart. Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more.

[Toots]

1. I do believe most people of that day had a stronger Character than people

do today. I believe they were more respectful of all things, especially people and education. They had Pride, something Americans have long since given up.

[exlrrp]

2. And don't forget to tell them that .....

that the conservatives of the time sided with the British!

[Darkhawk32]

3. Read this...

. Reed - DE - Died 1798
T. McKean - DE - Died 1817
C. Rodney - DE - Died 1784
G. Clymer - PA - Died 1813
R. Morris - PA - Died 1806
B. Rush - PA - Died 1813
J. Smith - PA - Died 1806
G. Taylor - PA - Died 1781
B. Franklin - PA - Died 1790
J. Morton - PA - Died 1777 (Natural Causes)
G. Ross - PA - Died 1779
J. Wilson - PA - Died 1798
J. Adams - MA - Died 1826
J. Hancock - MA - Died 1793
E. Gerry - MA - Died 1814
S. Adams - MA - Died 1803
R. Paine - MA - Died 1814
J. Bartlett - NH - Died 1795
M. Thornton - NH - Died 1803
W. Whipple - NH - Died 1785
S. Hopkins - RI - Died 1785
W. Ellery - RI - Died 1820
L. Morris - NY - Died 1778 (Natural Causes)
F. Lewis - NY - Died 1802
P. Livingston- NY - Died 1778 (Natural Causes)
W. Floyd - NY - Died 1821
B. Gwinnett - GA - Died 1777 (Died 3 days after a duel (Zell's Hero))
G. Walton - GA - Died 1804
L. Hall - GA - Died 1790
R.H. Lee - VA - Died 1794
C. Braxton - VA - Died 1797
T. Jefferson - VA - Died 1826
T. Nelson Jr. - VA - Died 1789
F.L. Lee - VA - Died 1797
B. Harrison - VA - Died 1791
G. Wythe - VA - Died 1806
W. Hooper - NC - Died 1790
J. Hewes - NC - Died 1779
J. Penn - NC - Died 1788
E. Rutledge - SC - Died 1800
T. Lynch Jr. - SC - Died 1779
A. Middleton - SC - Died 1787
T. Heyward - SC - Died 1809
A. Clark - NJ - Died 1794
F. Hopkinson - NJ - Died 1791
J. Witherspoon - NJ - Died 1794
J. Hart - NJ - Died 1779
R. Stockton - NJ - Died 1781
S. Huntington - CT - Died 1796
W. Williams - CT - Died 1811
R. Sherman - CT - Died 1793
O. Wolcott - CT - Died 1797
C. Carrollton - MD - Died 1832
T. Stone - MD - Died 1787
S. Chase - MD - Died 1811
W. Paca - MD - Died 1799


NONE OF THEM DIED TO AN EXECUTION BY BRITISH INVASION FORCES! ;)

http://www.ushistory.org

[Skidmore]

7. Now a list of chickenhawks need to follow since those are the people

most likely to wave flags and yell "unAmerican" and eat "freedom fries."

[zbdent]

9. Dang, every single one of them is dead? Wow.

I smell a curse!






;)

[DinahMoeHum]

4. Be careful with this. I've seen it on Snopes, and some of it is not

necessarily true:
http://www.snopes.com/history/american/pricepaid.asp

I suggest that next time you receive an e-mail such as this - visit Snopes-dot-com. Chances are, that e-mail may have been debunked or clarified.

Let's all be careful out there.

:bounce:

[formercia]

5. Thanks

Many died for even less.

[adwon]

6. I ask one or two questions

1. Are you willing to volunteer for the military?

This question usually merits "I'd serve if my country called." My response: "That isn't the question I asked."

2. Are you personally willing to torture people for information?

Usually gets the same answer and response as the first.

There is no answer to the response, unless, of course, it's an excuse as to why.

[Mrs. Overall]

8. Didn't the British Government consider these men "insurgents"??