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On June 11, 1776, Congress appointed a Committee of Five to draft a Declaration of Independence.
WHO WAS THE
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Thomas Jefferson
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John Adams
Roger Sherman
Benjamin Franklin
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New Hampshire
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North Carolina
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Pennsylvania
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THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
Richard Henry Lee was a planter and slaveholder from Virginia who denounced slavery and favored the vote for property-owning women. Richard Henry Lee was among the first to advocate separation from Great Britain, introducing the resolution in the Second Continental Congress that led to independence.
John Dickinson famously opposed independence. Yet, he authored numerous essays in defense of American rights, wrote the lyrics to the first American patriotic song, “The Liberty Song,” and drafted the Articles of Confederation.
John Dickinson absented himself from the Continental Congress on the day that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
Abigail Adams was a descendant of the distinguished Quincy family. She married John Adams in 1764 and had four surviving children. Abigail Adams raised the children and ran the farm while John traveled as a circuit judge, a delegate for independence in Philadelphia , and later while he served overseas in France. She often shared her views on political matters.
Charles Carroll was a wealthy planter and member of the Continental Congress.
He helped to write Maryland’s Constitution in 1776. As a Catholic, Charles Carroll also championed religious liberty and successfully fought to include religious liberty for all Christians, including Catholics, guaranteed by the Maryland Constitution of 1776.
Gouverneur Morris shaped the final version of the Constitution and crafted much of the language of the United States Constitution including “We the People" in the Preamble. This phrase defined the American nation as a single entity, created by the people, not the states.
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Richard Henry Lee was a planter and slaveholder from Virginia who denounced slavery and favored the vote for property-owning women. Richard Henry Lee was among the first to advocate separation from Great Britain, introducing the resolution in the Second Continental Congress that led to independence.
John Dickinson famously opposed independence. Yet, he authored numerous essays in defense of American rights, wrote the lyrics to the first American patriotic song, “The Liberty Song,” and drafted the Articles of Confederation.
John Dickinson absented himself from the Continental Congress on the day that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
Abigail Adams was a descendant of the distinguished Quincy family. She married John Adams in 1764 and had four surviving children. Abigail Adams raised the children and ran the farm while John traveled as a circuit judge, a delegate for independence in Philadelphia , and later while he served overseas in France. She often shared her views on political matters.
Charles Carroll was a wealthy planter and member of the Continental Congress.
He helped to write Maryland’s Constitution in 1776. As a Catholic, Charles Carroll also championed religious liberty and successfully fought to include religious liberty for all Christians, including Catholics, guaranteed by the Maryland Constitution of 1776.
Gouverneur Morris shaped the final version of the Constitution and crafted much of the language of the United States Constitution including “We the People" in the Preamble. This phrase defined the American nation as a single entity, created by the people, not the states.
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Wife of John Adams, delegate of the Continental Congress
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The last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Crafted the phrase, "We the People" in the Constitution.
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The Penman of the American Revolution
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Robert Morris financed the American Revolution through trade with France for war supplies and his own personal wealth. During the American Revolution, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. In 1787, Robert Morris supported and signed the Constitution.
John Hancock financed the Sons of Liberty against the Birtish in Massachuseets in 1765. His efforts with Samuel Adams were a direct cause of the Battle of Lexington and Concord that would start the American Revolution.
In 1775, Hancock was elected as the President of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
Alexander Hamilton was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Continental Army and Washington's Chief Staff Aide-de-Camp. After the war, Hamilton became the first Secretary of the Treasury under Washington.
As a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Alexander Hamilton supported the Constitution as one of three authors of the Federalist Papers.
Charles Pinckney was one of the youngest delegates at the Constitutional Convention. He represented the state of South Carolina. During the Constitutional Convention, Charles Pinckney championed many civil liberties that were later incorporated into the Bill of Rights.
James Madison held the most influence in crafting the Constitution through his development of the three branches of government under the Virginia Plan. Madison, Hamilton, and John Jay drafted the Federalist Papers to support the Constitution. Four years later, Madison wrote the Bill of Rights to protect natural rights
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Roger Sherman helped create and signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. He served in the First and Second Continental Congresses and the Constitutional Convention.
John Jay served the Patriot cause as the President of the Assembly under the Articles of Confederation although he did not sign any of the Founding documents. His service continued as the First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and as Governor of New York.
In 1787 John Jay co-authored the Federalist Papers in support of the Constitution
Benjamin Franklin was a member of the Committee of Five that wrote the Declaration of Independence. He wrote the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 propsing unified colonies.
Franklin’s Albany Plan of 1754 was the first formal proposal for a union of the English colonies.
He is also known for his work with journalism and the printing press, science, and invention.
Elbridge Gerry was a delegate from Massachusetts who signed the Declaration of Independence but refused to sign the Constitution. After the Constitutional Convention, he accepted a seat in Congress and eventually became the governor of Massachusetts.
Originally a Loyalist, James Otis became a Patriot in 1761 and remained a leader in Boston, MA. As a Patriot leader, Otis established the slogan, “No taxation without representation.” James Otis did not sign any of the Founding documents.
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Samuel Adams formed the Sons of Liberty in Boston, MA with John Hancock and James Otis and wrote the famous essay, “The Rights of the Colonists.” In 1776, Samuel Adams signed the Declaration of Independence and helped to write the Articles of Confederation.
John Witherspoon was a clergyman and professor. He educated many of the Founders including James Madison and Aaron Burr at the College of New Jersey. In 1776, John Witherspoon joined the Second Contnental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Rush was a Quaker and a famous physician from Pennsylvania. In 1776, he joined the Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Rush worked to end slavery, cure alcoholism and tobacco additction, study mental illness, and push for humanitarian reforms.
George Mason wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Constitution of 1776 which inspired the Founding documents. He later refused to the sign the Constitituion in 1787 and to become Virgnia's first Senator.
James Wilson was an immigrant from Scotland who became a lawyer, political writer, and Patriot leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
James Wilson served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. His most influential case was Chisholm v. Georgia which stated that a citizen of one state could sue the government of another.
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George Washignton was a Virginia delegate to the First and Second Continental Congreses. In 1775, he was appointed the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. In 1787, he attended the Constitutional Convention and signed the Constitution. Washington was elected the First President of the United States in 1789. He resigned in 1797 creating the precendent of a twoterm presidency.
Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine on January 10, 1776. His pamphlet sparked a call for independence across the colonies. After American independence was secured, Thomas Paine went to France and advocated the ideals of the Enlightenment.
Thomas Jefferson hoped to be remembered for founding the University of Virginia and writing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence.
Jefferson also signed the Articles of Confederation, became the Governor of Virginia, was made the first Secretary of State, and served as both Vice President and President
John Adams was the head of the Committee of Five who crafted the Declaration of Independence. He then became ambassador to France to help negotiate support for independence and was later sent to Brittain to help negotiate the Treaty of Paris.
Adams remained ambassador to London during the Constitutional Convention. In 1789, John Adams was elected as the first Vice President.
Patrick Henry was a leader in Virginia and early American politics. He served in the Virignia House of Burgesses, the Second Continental Congress, the Virginia House of Delegates, and Governor of Virginia.
Patrick Henry refused to attend the Constitutional Convention and did not support the Constitution in Virginia.
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One of the earliest proponents of independence
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Quoted as saying, "give me liberty or give me death"
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The Committee of Five
On June 7, Richard Henry Lee proposed that “these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.”
Congress appointed a committee of five – John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, and Thomas Jefferson – to draft a Declaration of Independence.
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On June 11, 1776, Congress appointed a Committee of Five to draft a Declaration of Independence.
WHO WAS THE
COMMITTEE OF FIVE?
Thomas Jefferson
Learn More
John Adams
Roger Sherman
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Livingston
New Hampshire
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
New Jersey
New Jersey
Maryland
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
WHO SIGNED
Connecticut
Delaware
New York
Virginia
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
Richard Henry Lee was a planter and slaveholder from Virginia who denounced slavery and favored the vote for property-owning women. Richard Henry Lee was among the first to advocate separation from Great Britain, introducing the resolution in the Second Continental Congress that led to independence.
John Dickinson famously opposed independence. Yet, he authored numerous essays in defense of American rights, wrote the lyrics to the first American patriotic song, “The Liberty Song,” and drafted the Articles of Confederation. John Dickinson absented himself from the Continental Congress on the day that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
Abigail Adams was a descendant of the distinguished Quincy family. She married John Adams in 1764 and had four surviving children. Abigail Adams raised the children and ran the farm while John traveled as a circuit judge, a delegate for independence in Philadelphia , and later while he served overseas in France. She often shared her views on political matters.
Charles Carroll was a wealthy planter and member of the Continental Congress. He helped to write Maryland’s Constitution in 1776. As a Catholic, Charles Carroll also championed religious liberty and successfully fought to include religious liberty for all Christians, including Catholics, guaranteed by the Maryland Constitution of 1776.
Gouverneur Morris shaped the final version of the Constitution and crafted much of the language of the United States Constitution including “We the People" in the Preamble. This phrase defined the American nation as a single entity, created by the people, not the states.
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Richard Henry Lee
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John Dickinson
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Abigail Adams
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Charles Carroll
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Gouverneur Morris
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Wife of John Adams, delegate of the Continental Congress
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The last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Crafted the phrase, "We the People" in the Constitution.
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The Penman of the American Revolution
Opposed the Constitution
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Richard Henry Lee was a planter and slaveholder from Virginia who denounced slavery and favored the vote for property-owning women. Richard Henry Lee was among the first to advocate separation from Great Britain, introducing the resolution in the Second Continental Congress that led to independence.
John Dickinson famously opposed independence. Yet, he authored numerous essays in defense of American rights, wrote the lyrics to the first American patriotic song, “The Liberty Song,” and drafted the Articles of Confederation. John Dickinson absented himself from the Continental Congress on the day that the Declaration of Independence was adopted.
Abigail Adams was a descendant of the distinguished Quincy family. She married John Adams in 1764 and had four surviving children. Abigail Adams raised the children and ran the farm while John traveled as a circuit judge, a delegate for independence in Philadelphia , and later while he served overseas in France. She often shared her views on political matters.
Charles Carroll was a wealthy planter and member of the Continental Congress. He helped to write Maryland’s Constitution in 1776. As a Catholic, Charles Carroll also championed religious liberty and successfully fought to include religious liberty for all Christians, including Catholics, guaranteed by the Maryland Constitution of 1776.
Gouverneur Morris shaped the final version of the Constitution and crafted much of the language of the United States Constitution including “We the People" in the Preamble. This phrase defined the American nation as a single entity, created by the people, not the states.
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Richard Henry Lee
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John Dickinson
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Abigail Adams
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Charles Carroll
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Gouverneur Morris
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Wife of John Adams, delegate of the Continental Congress
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The last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence.
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Crafted the phrase, "We the People" in the Constitution.
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The Penman of the American Revolution
Opposed the Constitution
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Robert Morris financed the American Revolution through trade with France for war supplies and his own personal wealth. During the American Revolution, he signed the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. In 1787, Robert Morris supported and signed the Constitution.
John Hancock financed the Sons of Liberty against the Birtish in Massachuseets in 1765. His efforts with Samuel Adams were a direct cause of the Battle of Lexington and Concord that would start the American Revolution. In 1775, Hancock was elected as the President of the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.
Alexander Hamilton was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Continental Army and Washington's Chief Staff Aide-de-Camp. After the war, Hamilton became the first Secretary of the Treasury under Washington. As a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Alexander Hamilton supported the Constitution as one of three authors of the Federalist Papers.
Charles Pinckney was one of the youngest delegates at the Constitutional Convention. He represented the state of South Carolina. During the Constitutional Convention, Charles Pinckney championed many civil liberties that were later incorporated into the Bill of Rights.
James Madison held the most influence in crafting the Constitution through his development of the three branches of government under the Virginia Plan. Madison, Hamilton, and John Jay drafted the Federalist Papers to support the Constitution. Four years later, Madison wrote the Bill of Rights to protect natural rights
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The godfather of modern big government
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The President of the Continental Congress and the 1st Governor of Massachusetts
The Financier of the Revolution
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Roger Sherman helped create and signed the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution. He served in the First and Second Continental Congresses and the Constitutional Convention.
John Jay served the Patriot cause as the President of the Assembly under the Articles of Confederation although he did not sign any of the Founding documents. His service continued as the First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and as Governor of New York. In 1787 John Jay co-authored the Federalist Papers in support of the Constitution
Benjamin Franklin was a member of the Committee of Five that wrote the Declaration of Independence. He wrote the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 propsing unified colonies. Franklin’s Albany Plan of 1754 was the first formal proposal for a union of the English colonies. He is also known for his work with journalism and the printing press, science, and invention.
Elbridge Gerry was a delegate from Massachusetts who signed the Declaration of Independence but refused to sign the Constitution. After the Constitutional Convention, he accepted a seat in Congress and eventually became the governor of Massachusetts.
Originally a Loyalist, James Otis became a Patriot in 1761 and remained a leader in Boston, MA. As a Patriot leader, Otis established the slogan, “No taxation without representation.” James Otis did not sign any of the Founding documents.
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Remembered for his nickname, Gerrymander
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Named the most important American of the 1760's by John Adams
Wrote the Albany Plan of Union, the first proposal for a union of colonies.
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Co-wrote the Federalists Papers with Hamilton and Madison
The only delegate to sign each of the Founding documents
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Samuel Adams formed the Sons of Liberty in Boston, MA with John Hancock and James Otis and wrote the famous essay, “The Rights of the Colonists.” In 1776, Samuel Adams signed the Declaration of Independence and helped to write the Articles of Confederation.
John Witherspoon was a clergyman and professor. He educated many of the Founders including James Madison and Aaron Burr at the College of New Jersey. In 1776, John Witherspoon joined the Second Contnental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence.
Benjamin Rush was a Quaker and a famous physician from Pennsylvania. In 1776, he joined the Second Continental Congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Rush worked to end slavery, cure alcoholism and tobacco additction, study mental illness, and push for humanitarian reforms.
George Mason wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Constitution of 1776 which inspired the Founding documents. He later refused to the sign the Constitituion in 1787 and to become Virgnia's first Senator.
James Wilson was an immigrant from Scotland who became a lawyer, political writer, and Patriot leader who signed the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. James Wilson served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. His most influential case was Chisholm v. Georgia which stated that a citizen of one state could sue the government of another.
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Wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Constitution
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George Washignton was a Virginia delegate to the First and Second Continental Congreses. In 1775, he was appointed the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. In 1787, he attended the Constitutional Convention and signed the Constitution. Washington was elected the First President of the United States in 1789. He resigned in 1797 creating the precendent of a twoterm presidency.
Common Sense was written by Thomas Paine on January 10, 1776. His pamphlet sparked a call for independence across the colonies. After American independence was secured, Thomas Paine went to France and advocated the ideals of the Enlightenment.
Thomas Jefferson hoped to be remembered for founding the University of Virginia and writing the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom and the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson also signed the Articles of Confederation, became the Governor of Virginia, was made the first Secretary of State, and served as both Vice President and President
John Adams was the head of the Committee of Five who crafted the Declaration of Independence. He then became ambassador to France to help negotiate support for independence and was later sent to Brittain to help negotiate the Treaty of Paris. Adams remained ambassador to London during the Constitutional Convention. In 1789, John Adams was elected as the first Vice President.
Patrick Henry was a leader in Virginia and early American politics. He served in the Virignia House of Burgesses, the Second Continental Congress, the Virginia House of Delegates, and Governor of Virginia. Patrick Henry refused to attend the Constitutional Convention and did not support the Constitution in Virginia.
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Commander-and-Chief of the Continental Army and the First President
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Wrote Common Sense and sparked independence
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On June 7, Richard Henry Lee proposed that “these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.” Congress appointed a committee of five – John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, and Thomas Jefferson – to draft a Declaration of Independence.
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