MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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June 28, 1776
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June 8, 1776
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Written in June 1776, Thomas Jefferson’s draft of the Declaration of Independence, included eighty-six changes made later by John Adams (1735–1826), Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790), other members of the committee appointed to draft the document, and by Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jefferson drafted the statement between June 11 and 28, submitted drafts to Adams and Franklin who made some changes, and then presented the draft to the Congress following the July 2nd adoption of the independence section of the Lee Resolution.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Declaration of Independence was originally written by Thomas Jefferson. When Jefferson had finished his draft, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Jefferson met to make changes.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Committee of Five Livingston of New York, and Roger Sherman of Connecticut, to draft a declaration. This Declaration committee operated from June 11, 1776 until July 5, 1776, the day on which the Declaration was published. The Committee of Five first presented the document to Congress on June 28, 1776.
Detailed explanation-5: -Jefferson had 17 days to produce the document and reportedly wrote a draft in a day or two.