MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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15
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2
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17
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10
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Detailed explanation-1: -Jefferson had 17 days to produce the document and reportedly wrote a draft in a day or two.
Detailed explanation-2: -Over the course of seventeen days, in between meetings and other governmental affairs, Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence under the advisement of the Committee.
Detailed explanation-3: -It took six months for all the signatures to be compiled for the Declaration of Independence.
Detailed explanation-4: -On June 7, 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, introduced this resolution in the Second Continental Congress proposing independence for the American colonies. In the early 1770s, more and more colonists became convinced that the British Parliament intended to take away their freedom.
Detailed explanation-5: -Jefferson submitted his “rough draught” of the Declaration on June 28. Congress eventually accepted the document, but not without debating the draft for two days and making extensive changes. (See edited draft at left.)