MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
Question
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In this autobiography, Thomas Jefferson reveals how Congress altered the original draft of the Declaration of Independence
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True
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False
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I have no clue
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Maybe??
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The document was drafted by a committee made up of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. Jefferson, recognized for his ability with words, wrote the first draft; then it was edited by the others, and then edited again by the whole Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -What isn’t widely known, however, is that Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, in an early version of the Declaration, drafted a 168-word passage that condemned slavery as one of the many evils foisted upon the colonies by the British crown. The passage was cut from the final wording.
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