THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY
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The colonist who became the Surgeon General of the Continental Army and provided attention to soldiers from the colonies; also started the oldest African American church in America
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THe colonist that was a member of the Continental Congress and supported the war with Britain
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The colonist who actually wrote the Declaration of Independence
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The English Philosopher whose ideas were used to write the Declaration of Independence
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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: -Despite this disagreement, Congress did nominate a drafting committee-the Committee of Five (John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman)-to compose a declaration of independence.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Jefferson, a spokesman for democracy, was an American Founding Father, the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and the third President of the United States (1801–1809).