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Thomas Jefferson. The Continental Congress assigned five people to a committee to write the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson, one of the members of the Committee, was asked by the others to write the first draft. Benjamin Franklin and another future President, John Adams, were also members of the committee and made a few comments, but the Declaration as adopted by the Continental Congress was essentially the same as Jefferson's draft.
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June 1776. Thomas Jefferson was one of five members of the Second Continental Congress appointed on June 11, 1776 to write the Declaration of Independence. The other committee members asked Jefferson to write the first draft, which he completed in 18 days.
The committee tasked with writing the Declaration of Independence consisted of five members: Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livingston. All members of this committee were men, reflecting the gender dynamics of the time. The committee's work ultimately led to the adoption of the Declaration on July 4, 1776.
About two months
It took eighteen days to write the first draft of the Declaration of Independence. It then was edited by members of a committee and submitted to the Second Continental Congress, which made major changes before adopting it on July 4, 1776. The committee to write the Declaration had been appointed by Congress on June 11, 1776, so the total time was a little over three weeks.
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Thomas Jefferson was the principal writer, but he was part of a committee appointed by the Second Continental Congress to write it. The other four members were Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman.
The Declaration of Independence was written by the Committee of Five. Members of the committee were Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
No, Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence was not accepted without change. It went through revisions and edits by a committee of five members, including John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. The committee made changes to the wording and structure of the document before presenting it to the Second Continental Congress for approval.
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