DRAFTING THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

What was the title of the Original Rough Draft?

A Declaration by the Republic of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA in the General Congress Assembled

On what did Jefferson compose the Declaration and who did he give it to?

It was composed on a mahogany lap desk, designed by Jefferson and built by Philadelphia cabinet maker Benjamin Randolph

When did Congress formally adopt the final text of the Declaration?

It was formally adopted in the morning of July 4, 1776 (technically the 2nd)

Who helped Thomas Jefferson make changes to the Declaration?

John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and other members of the committee appointed to draft the document, and by Congress

Who was the president of the Continental Congress?

John Hancock

How is Jefferson shown shown in the "Goddess of Liberty" portrait?

He is shown as the "Liberty Genius" in the painting

What is significant about Edward Savage's painting "Submitting the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress"

It is significant because it is said to be the most realistic renditions of this historical event

What was one change of the Declaration that Jefferson was critical of?

Removing a section condemning the slave trade

After hearing the Declaration read on July 9, what did American troops do in NYC?

The American troops destroyed the statue of King George III at the foot of Broadway on the Bowling Green in NYC

FAIRFAX'S COUNTY RESOLVES

call for a halt to trade with Great Britain, including an end to the importation of slaves

INSTRUCTIONS TO DELEGATES OF THE 1ST CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

his smooth, eloquent language

How did Richard Henry Lee describe the changes Congress made?

They mangled it

MASON'S VIRGINIA DECLARATION OF RIGHTS

a fountain from which flowed the principles embodied in the Declaration of Independence

JEFFERSON'S DRAFT OF A CONSTITUTION FOR VIRGINIA

a list of governmental abuses by King George III

Roger Sherman, George Washington, Robert R. Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams were all members of the:

Declaration of Independence

Who appointed Jefferson to the committee for drafting a declaration of independence?

The Continental Congress

both the fragment and rough draft are examples of:

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