This feels odd. Many people paid dearly for being involved, period? It isn't like we have any dynasties that survived through the era, did we? Specifically,

This feels odd. Many people paid dearly for being involved, period? It isn't like we have any dynasties that survived through the era, did we? Specifically, 46 people signed the declaration of independence. How many of those are remembered today? Do I expect that people on the "other side" had it worse? Yeah, but this framing implies a spoils system. This always makes it odd to read about narratives that go about people's connection to family land. It is almost anti American in how we were founded and grew. I know we have a few estates that are named and known. Is that a larger number than I realize?