He represented Virginia.
Thomas Jefferson represented Virginia as a delegate to the Second Continental Congress, which eventually led to the American Revolution and the formation of the United States. He played a key role in drafting the Declaration of Independence and later went on to become the third President of the United States.
Button Gwinnett became a delegate to the Continental Congress due to his prominent role in Georgia's politics during the American Revolution. He was elected to the Second Continental Congress in 1776 as a representative of Georgia, primarily because of his support for independence and his involvement in local governance. His influential position in the revolutionary movement and his connections within the colony facilitated his selection as a delegate.
The Province of Georgia was the only colony not present at the First Continental Congress.
Jefferson was a delegate from Virginia when he wrote the Declaration of Independence
Georgia. They did not send a representative to meet in the first continental congress.
Georgia. They did not send a representative to meet in the first continental congress.
The Continental Congress asked each individual colony to prepare and adopt their own state constitutions.
Virgina
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A. George WashingtonB. Thomas PaineC. Ben FranklinD. Thomas Jefferson
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