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The delegates knew that signing the Declaration was dangerous. Britain would call it treason. Treason is the crime of fighting against one's own government. Anyone who signed the Declaration could be charged with treason and hanged.

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Delegates needed courage to sign the Declaration of Independence because doing so was an act of treason against the British crown, which carried severe consequences, including death. By signing, they were willingly putting their lives, fortunes, and reputations on the line for the cause of independence.

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