A Committee of Five, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston, worked together to write the U.S. Declaration of Independence. They are among the leaders known as America’s Founding Fathers. The Declaration of Independence states a list of wrongs done against the people of the newly formed states by Britain’s king. They include the dismissal of “Representative Houses repeatedly” because they resisted the loss of “the rights of the people.” The Declaration also notes that any form of government gets its “powers from the consent of the governed.”
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
it further strengthened the bond between the American colonies and Great Britain
it officially broke all political ties between the American colonies and Great Britain
it freed the slaves
it gave women the right to vote
What is meant by the term Founding Fathers?
Men who have more than 10 children
Those who made significant intellectual contributions to the U.S. Constitution
Those who established large corporations in the U.S.
Men who marry multiple times
A Committee of Five worked together to write the Declaration of Independence.
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