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Who directed Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence?
The Second Continental Congress
Who asked Thomas Jefferson to write declaration of independence?
the second continental congress
Who was elected to write the Declaration of Independence?
The Continental Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence.
Which document did thomas Jefferson write at the direction of the second contineltal congress?
the declaration of independence
Who was the most responsible for the declaration of independance?
Thomas Jefferson was assigned to write a rough draft of the Declaration of Independence, but he was not the most responsible. The Second Continental Congress was.
Who did Whitney write a letter to requesting a patent for his invention?
Thomas Jefferson
How do we know that Thomas Jefferson wrote more than one draft of the declaration of independence?
Why did the other members of the continental congress choose Thomas Jefferson to write the declaration of independence
Who was selected to write the declaration of the independence?
Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write the Declaration Of Independence
Who did Eli Whitney write a letter to requesting a patent for his invention?
thomas jefferson
What did Thomas Jefferson do at the second continental congress?
He was secretary for the congress and at the age of 33 was put on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence. The committee chose him to write it because they felt he was the most qualified.
Who was asked to write the declaration of independence before Thomas Jefferson?
The Continental Congress appointed the Committee of Five - composed of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, & Robert Livingston - to draft the Declaration of Independence. The committee, after discussing the general outline that the document should follow, decided that Jefferson would write the first draft. It may have been John Adams who suggested that Jefferson be the one to write the first draft. After completing the first draft, the committee read, discussed and revised the document before Jefferson prepared a new draft to be submitted to the entire congress. The entire congress then discussed, debated, and made a few changes to that draft to produce the version that is now famous.
How long did it take Thomas Jefferson to make the Declaration of Independence?
When members of the Congress asked Thomas Jefferson to draft the DEclaration of Independence he did so. It only took 3 weeks for him to write it. Years later Thomas decided to make his words into reality in Virginia. :]
