They didn't want to sign the oath because they are affraid that they would have to go to war aggainst all their people.
The Oath of Allegiance is a oath that when war came to the British the Acadians would have to fight for the British. If they did not sign the oath, they would be deported to another French colony or somewhere else.
Joseph Martin-Dauch.
Yes the All take an oath...It Doesn't Matter if they have a gun or not they are still a officer
In 1943 the NAZIs demanded that the Dutch students sign a loyalty oath in World War 2. 85 percent of the students declined to sign the oath, leaving most of them in hiding. Mid-1943, around June, the Dutch formed a resistance against the NAZIs.
In 1943, when university students were required to sign an oath of loyalty to the occupying forces, over eighty-five percent refused to sign and thousands rushed into hiding.
An oath is a pledge to to things according to the law. A bond is a pledge of money to guarentee that you will do things according to the law or forfeit the money. If you do not sign one, you will not be allowed to be the executor and the court will assign someone who will take the oath and post bond to serve in that function.
No, but they can write "refused to sign" if they like.
sir thomas Moore
—1949—The university of California started to sign an anti Communist loyalty oath
All federal officers are required to state an oath before taking office. This includes all members of all three branches of the government. The oath of office is in the Constitution.
No.