He was well read and knew the Enlightenment writers of the day. As an thinker and writer he was the perfect choice. One of the fallacies of the Declaration is that there is a belief today that he wrote it to set up the foundation of a Christian nation. Not true . The Declaration refers only to "nature's God" and he did not insist that the religion was the pillar of liberty. He was also from VA which was important.
Because he was from the South. The founding fathers needed to make sure they got support from the south during the war. Washington was also from the south
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author. However, five men from the Constitutional Convention were delegated as a committee to write it. They were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman.
Thomas Jefferson, July 4, 1776
Thomas Jefferson was the one who wrote the declaration of indenpendance. But he was on a committee of five men and with their revising they made a total of 80 changes. Mostly though its all Thomas Jefferson, just with a little changes.
It was written by a committee consisting of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman. Jefferson did the actual writing, it his language.
There were five men assigned to the committee to write the Declaration of Independence. They were Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman. Thomas Jefferson is credited with most of the work.
Thomas Jefferson, who went on to become the 3rd President of the United States, was the author of the Declaration of Independence.
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Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration. But Benjamin Franklin, John Adams edited and corrected the draft. Jefferson took their suggestions and corrected the final draft.
Thomas Jefferson is the primary author. However, five men from the Constitutional Convention were delegated as a committee to write it. They were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston and Roger Sherman.
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston were all on the Declaration committee.
Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, John Adams, and Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson is recognized as the main author of the Declaration of Independence, although the document went through revisions by the Committee of Five, which included John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston.
Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, and was 33 years old when the Declaration was written (announced July 4, 1776).
Thomas Jefferson was the one who wrote the declaration of indenpendance. But he was on a committee of five men and with their revising they made a total of 80 changes. Mostly though its all Thomas Jefferson, just with a little changes.
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.