Thomas Jefferson, later to become the third President of the U.S.A., wrote most of the original draft of the Declaration of Independence. He was part of a committee of five men; Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman were the other four members of the committee.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft of the Decleration of independence.John Hancock signed it , and also help from Benjamin Franklin.there were 56 signers of the decleration of independence, which was signed on July 4, 1776
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John Adams is the Massachusetts delegate who helped write the Declaration of Independence. Adams later became President of the United States.
The two Declaration signers who became President were John Adams (2nd US President) and Thomas Jefferson (3rd US President).(The Benjamin Harrison (V) who signed the Declaration was the father of 9th President William Henry Harrison and the great-grandfather of 23rd President Benjamin Harrison.)
Thomas Jefferson was involved in the Continental Congress, and wrote the Declaration of Independence. Later on, he also ran and became the third president of the United States.
No, George Washington did not sign the Declaration of Independence. The document was adopted on July 4, 1776, while Washington was serving as the commander of the Continental Army. He later became the first president of the United States, but he was not present at the Continental Congress when the Declaration was signed.
No signer of the US Constitution had a son who became President. Signers George Washington and John Madison later became Presidents.Two signers of the Declaration of Independence had sons who became President. John Adams (later the 2nd President) was the father of 6th President John Quincy Adams. Benjamin Harrison V was the father of William Henry Harrison, the 9th US President, who in turn was the grandfather of Benjamin's namesake, the 23rd US President.
No, Aaron Burr Jr. did not sign the Declaration of Independence. He was not yet a prominent political figure at the time the Declaration was adopted in 1776, as he was only 20 years old. Burr later became known for his role as the third Vice President of the United States and his infamous duel with Alexander Hamilton.
George Washington signed the Constitution, Declaration of Independence, and your mothers reproductive organ (A.K.A Uterus)
It was written in what is now the Constitution Hall. Thomas Jefferson rented an appartment while he was writing the document. He was a part of the second continental congress. Later Mr. Jefferson became the third president.
on the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress became the defacto government of the thirteen colonies, which later became the United States.
on the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the Continental Congress became the defacto government of the thirteen colonies, which later became the United States.
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Texas settlers did NOT write the Declaration of Independence. Texas was settled in 1840 and became a state in 1846 while the Declaration was written by Jefferson in 1776. That is over 60 years later. Texas didn't exist in 1776.