WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -John Adams, a leading proponent of independence, persuaded the Committee of Five to charge Thomas Jefferson with authoring the document’s original draft, which the Second Continental Congress then edited.

Detailed explanation-2: -The three American negotiators – John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay – proved themselves ready for the world stage, achieving many of the objectives sought by the new United States.

Detailed explanation-3: -Many delegates wanted to defer a decision on independence or avoid it outright. 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-4: -Adams was a Massachusetts delegate to both the First and Second Continental Congresses. He was a leading proponent of independence from Great Britain, and served on the five-man committee (which included Thomas Jefferson) assigned to draft the Declaration of Independence.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Treaty of Paris of 1783 formally ended the American Revolutionary War. American statesmen Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and John Jay negotiated the peace treaty with representatives of King George III of Great Britain.