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WEBThe 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.
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WEBThe Committee of Five. Thomas Jefferson was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, but he did not work alone. On June 7, 1776, Virginia Delegate Richard Henry Lee put forward a resolution that "all political connection is, and ought to be, dissolved" between Great Britain and the Colonies.
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WEBFeb 22, 2010 · On June 11, Jefferson was appointed to a five-man committee–alongside John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania and Robert R. Livingston of...
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WEBNov 13, 2009 · 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....
The Declaration of Independence: A History | National Archives
WEBMay 14, 2018 · 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.
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WEBSep 20, 2022 · Although the section of the Lee Resolution dealing with independence was not adopted until July 2, Congress appointed on June 10 a committee of five to draft a statement of independence for the colonies. The committee included Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman, with the …
The Committee of Five: Jefferson Remembers | Monticello
WEBHe says “The Committee (of 5. to wit, Dr. Franklin, Sherman, Livingston and ourselves) met, discussed the subject, and then appointed him and myself to make the draught; that we, as a subcommittee, met, & after the urgencies of each on the other, I consented to undertake the task; that the draught being made, we, the subcommittee, met ...
Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776 - The 'Committee of Five ...
WEBThe Committee of Five comprised of five members of the Second Continental Congress who were tasked with drafting the text of the Declaration. These five members were John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger …
The Declaration and the Committee of Five | Monticello
WEBStanding among his four compatriots, Thomas Jefferson and the Committee of Five presented the Declaration of Independence to the Second Continental Congress on June 28, 1776. Delegates debated and discussed, mostly scrutinizing the second portion of the declaration that listed the specific injustices of King George III.
Creating the Declaration: A Timeline | National Archives
WEBOct 7, 2021 · June 11–July 1, 1776: Declaration of Independence Drafted. On June 11, Congress recessed for three weeks. During this period the "Committee of Five" (John Adams, Roger Sherman, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, and Thomas Jefferson) drafted the Declaration of Independence.