Committee of Five Appointed to Draft the Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress appointed Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston to draft a formal declaration of independence from Britain. Jefferson, chosen as principal author for his literary skill, produced a document whose opening declaration that all men are created equal would become the foundational text of American democracy.
June 7, 1776
250 years ago
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Continental Congress
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Thomas Jefferson
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Benjamin Franklin
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John Adams
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Roger Sherman
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United States Declaration of Independence
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Robert R. Livingston
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Robert R. Livingston
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Committee of Five
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Continental Congress
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Thomas Jefferson
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John Adams
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Benjamin Franklin
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Roger Sherman
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Robert R. Livingston
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Committee of Five
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United States Declaration of Independence
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Second Continental Congress
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