WORLD HISTORY

EMERGENCE OF USA

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the person who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
A
Paul Revere
B
Thomas Paine
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
John Hancock
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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).

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Thomas Jefferson. Declaration of Independence: Right to Institute New Government. Drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776 became the defining event in Thomas Jefferson’s life.

Detailed explanation-4: -At the Second Continental Congress during the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia was charged with drafting a formal statement justifying the 13 North American colonies’ break with Great Britain.

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