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Who helped frame the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
Who was prominent member or the continential congress who helped frame the Declaration of Independence?
Benjamin Franklin
What was first written frame of government that became the forerunner of state constitution and us constitution?
The Declaration of Independence
What was written by William Penn and can be seen as an inspiration for parts of the Declaration of Independence?
The first frame of Government
What was the first written frame of the government that became the forerunner of state constitutions and the US constitution?
The Declaration of Independence
What was the first written frame government that became the forerunner of state constitutions and the US Constitution?
The Declaration of Independence
What was the first written frame of government that became forerunner of states constitutions and the US Constitution?
The Declaration of Independence
Who helped frame the Declaration of Independence and helped gain support for American independence from France?
Benjamin Franklin - the most respected American of that time - helped frame the Declaration of Independence. He was one of the five members of The Committee to produce a Declaration. (The other members were John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston.) Some scholars believe that Franklin was asked to write the Declaration and that he turned it down. Why? Because his "writing was not to be edited."Franklin was the most outspoken of the anti-slavery delegates and he would have included that clause in the Declaration. Franklin and Adams chose Jefferson to write the Declaration. Besides being an excellent writer, Jefferson was a slave owner from Virginia and this was politically important! If slavery was to be abolished in July of 1776, it would have to be proposed by a Southerner. When Jefferson finished his 1st draft of the Declaration, he immediately took it to Franklin who edited it! The clause of abolishing slavery went to Congress, but the Southern colonies/states would have no part of it and it was deleted from the signed Declaration. Franklin reminded Adams and other Northern anti-slavery delegates that the issue at hand was independence from Britain - not abolishing slavery. The issue of slavery could be brought up later. (And was it ever!) Franklin also gained the support of the French monarchy in the way of French troops and money that was instrumental in the American defeat of the British. How ironic that Franklin's influence of seeking "equal rights for all men" would be the later rallying cry for the French Revolution and the death knell for the French king and queen. - Brad Watson 5/28/09 11:01 MiamiWorldPerc@netzero.com
Did James Madison write all of the constitution himself?
No. He helped frame frame it and helped write it.
Who was the Massachusetts delegate who helped write the Declaration of Independence?
Robert R. Livingston was one of the Committee of Five that the Second Continental put together to write the Declaration of Independence; however he did not contribute anything to its content and he did not sign it either. He did vote for adoption of the final draft on July 4, 1776, but only John Hancock and Charles Thomson, the Secretary of the Convention, signed on that day. The document was prepared for signatures by the other delegates, most of whom signed it on August 2, 1776. The ironic thing about Livingston is he never got to sign it. He was recalled to New York before August 2 and simply wasn't there to sign it even though he was on the Committee to write it.
What was the name of the first written frame of government in what is now the us?
The United States of America was brought into existence upon the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the first legal document to define the new country and the first to set out a legal framework for the country.
Who famous was helped by electroconvulsive therapy?
Janet Frame
