THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
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John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston
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George Washington, John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, William Dawes
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Paul Revere, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Livingston, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson
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John Adams, Samuel Adams, Thomas Paine, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman
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Detailed explanation-1: -On June 11, 1776, anticipating that the vote for independence would be favorable, Congress appointed a committee to draft a declaration: Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York, and John Adams of Massachusetts.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Committee of Five. The committee consisted of two New England men, John Adams of Massachusetts and Roger Sherman of Connecticut; two men from the Middle Colonies, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Robert R. Livingston of New York; and one southerner, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia.
Detailed explanation-3: -Congress appoints Committee of Five to draft the Declaration of Independence. On June 11, 1776, the Continental Congress selects Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Roger Sherman of Connecticut and Robert R.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Committee of Five of the Second Continental Congress was a group of five members who drafted and presented to the full Congress in Pennsylvania State House what would become the United States Declaration of Independence of July 4, 1776.
Detailed explanation-5: -Livingston of New York and Roger Sherman of Connecticut. The fifth member, Virginian Thomas Jefferson, was chosen to be the document’s principal drafter. After incorporating changes suggested by Adams and Franklin, the committee submitted its draft declaration to the Congress on June 28.