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Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania was put in charge of the committee to draft the final copy of the United States Constitution. The other men who had much to do with writing the new Constitution included John Dickinson, Edmund Randolph, Roger Sherman, James Wilson, and George Wythe. Morris was given the task of putting all the convention's resolutions and decisions into polished form. Morris actually "wrote" the Constitution. The original copy of the document is preserved in the National Archives Building in Washington, D.C. Jacob Shallus, assistant clerk of the Pennsylvania State Assemble, was given the task of engrossing the Constitution prior to the signing of the document. His office was in the same building in which the Convention was held. Thomas Jefferson is the main author of the Declaration of Independence. He, along with Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman, John Adams, and Robert Livingston, were appointed by the Continental Congress to compose a declaration, but Jefferson did most of the writing.
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United States Declaration of Independence was authored by Thomas Jefferson.
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What memorial in Washington DC honors the authors of the Declaration of Independence?
The Jefferson memorial.
What two groups were not represented in the Declaration of Independence?
African slaves and Native Americans were both left out of the Declaration of Independence.
What are two important documents written in philadelphia?
Declaration of Independence First Continental Congress Declaration of Independence and Constituion of the us
Which two documents express the strongest desire for independence?
The Declaration of Independence and the speech by Tecumseh.
Compare and contrast the Mayflower Compact the Letter by Columbus the Speech by Tecumseh and the Declaration by how they view independence?
The Declaration calls for independence; the other two do not.
What arguments do the authors of the Declaration of Independence make?
The authors of the Declaration of Independence argued against taxation without representation and for religious freedom.
Who was one of the main authors of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What were John Hancock's views on the declaration of independence?
John Hancock was one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence. His signature appears very large because he was very proud.
Did the authors of the declaration of the independence get in trouble by the king for writing the declaration?
yes they did,but they didn't allow the decaloration of independence go through for a while. THen the king gave up and allowed it.
What memorial in Washington DC honors the authors of the Declaration of Independence?
The Jefferson memorial.
English philosopher who influenced the authors of the Declaration of Independence who expressed their unalienable rights?
John Locke
The authors the declaration of independence used the phrase life liberty and the pursuit of happiness to identify?
natural rights
Which document is matched to its author?
Please provide the documents and authors you are inquiring about.
What two groups were not represented in the Declaration of Independence?
African slaves and Native Americans were both left out of the Declaration of Independence.
Why did the authors of declaration of independence fail to address the right of women native American and African Americans in the document?
they did not care
What particular phrase of the Declaration of Independence affected the groups that the authors never expected?
"All men are created equal"
Why did the authors of the declaration of independence fail to address the right of women native Americans and African Americans in the document?
they did not care
