![]() ![]() Virginian ought to appear at the head of this business. 'Oh! no.' 'Why will you not? You ought to do it.' 'I will not.' 'Why?' 'ReasonsĮnough.' 'What can be your reasons?' 'Reason first, you are a Virginian, and a I said, 'I will not,' 'You should do it.' Jefferson proposed to me to make the draft. Massachusetts and a good friend of Adams: Adams writes in hisĪccount of the episode in a letter to Timothy Pickering, a politician from What most people don't know is that, at first, Jefferson had no interest in Would quickly become one of the most important individuals in the history of the United Promise was selected to take Lee's place. Second, his wife became gravely illĭuring the Philadelphia convention, forcing him toĪ young delegate from Virginia who had shown great Thought that being part of both committees would be The writing of the Articles of Confederation, and Was appointed to the Committee of Confederation for However,Ĭircumstances changed the course of history. Originally, the delegates pushed for Richard Henry Lee, author of the Lee Resolution, to write theĭeclaration of Independence, not Jefferson. Thornton, endorsed the document on November 4, 1776. The last person to sign, the New Hampshire delegate Matthew Of the other delegates would place their names on the completed Document on August 2 John Hancock, the first signatory, was the only person to sign on July 4. Slightly more than a month later, the Declaration of Independence was proposed to the Looking out for their interests, proven by the fact that despite their population theĬolonies had not been allowed represent themselves in the British Legislature.Īs a result, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in June of 1776. They were persuaded that Parliament wasn't Than just taxation, however, and many of the Colonies had started to think that they The conflict had quickly escalated into more of an issue For more than a year, Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies had been at war over the issue of " taxation without representation." The Colonies believed that their rights were being impeded by the British, who were levying taxes upon them without their consent. It was an incredibly difficult time for the young United States. Time had come for the United Colonies to declare their The goal was to convince the States that the Philadelphia in the summer of 1776 to decide the caseįor liberty. OVERVIEW READ THE DECLARATION Drafting the Declaration ABOUT THE SIGNERS Women Behind the Signers FASCINATING FACTS DATES TO REMEMBER Sons of Liberty The Case for Revolution The Five Riders Two Great Thinkers Famous Loyalists The Shot Heard Round the World THE FOURTH OF JULY Treaty of Paris True Copy of Declaration DECLARATION QUIZĭelegates from each of the Thirteen Colonies met in True Copy of Declaration of Independence. ![]()
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