USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jefferson was justly proud of his role in writing the Declaration of Independence and skillfully defended his authorship of this hallowed document.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the “silent member” of the Congress, Jefferson, at 33, drafted the Declaration of Independence. In years following he labored to make its words a reality in Virginia. Most notably, he wrote a bill establishing religious freedom, enacted in 1786.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Jefferson is considered the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, although Jefferson’s draft went through a process of revision by his fellow committee members and the Second Continental Congress.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jefferson modeled the most famous ideas in the Declaration of Independence on those of John Locke. Locke was an English writer. He wrote his book Second Treatise of Government in 1689, right after the Glorious Revolution. Locke’s book explained why overthrowing a king could be the right thing to do.