What were the signers of the Declaration of Independence willing to loose by declaring their independence from England?

Arpeggionist

Depends really on whose Declaration of Independence we're asking about here. The assumption here is that you mean the American document, signed on July 4th 1776. Each person there, by signing his name, was commiting high treason under English law and might have been hanged for this crime if the British authorities had gotten a hold of them. Dec 04 07, 3:39 PM

queproblema

It's right there at the end of the Declaration, just above the signatures. "And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor." http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/index.htm Dec 04 07, 5:41 PM