9facts, Thomas Jefferson, and the committee of five notes
What were the three stages in the development of the writing of the Declartion?
1. Document originally written by Jefferson 2. Changes by Franklin and Adams 3. Sent to congress and adopted
What are the five distinct parts of the Declaration?
1. Introduction 2. Preamble 3. First part of body- evidence of abuse 4. Second part of body- what colonists have done 5. Conclusion
How many copies have been found in the last 25 years?
2, one was bought at a flea market for $4 hidden in back of a picture frame which sold for 8.1 million dollars
True or False: all 56 signers of the deceleration were born in America
False, 8 were born in Britain, example: Button Gwinnett
True or False: the Declaration was signed on July 4,1776
False, congress officially adopted the declaration on July 4. It took two weeks for the declaration to be engrossed.
True or. False: no one recanted signing the declaration
False, one person recanted statement bc they were being harshly treated and had meager rations
Name the main offices Thomas Jefferson held in government.
Minister to France, Vice President, president, secretary of state
Who was on the committee of five ( main 3)?
Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson
Who was the oldest signer of the declaration
Benjamin Franklin, age 70
Where is Thomas Jefferson buried
Home in Monticello, Virginia
What is the Dunlap broadside?
Refers to the multiple copies printed by John Dunlap on July 4 to send out them that were only signed by John Hancock quickly to the colonies
Thomas Jefferson died on the 50th anniversary of what?
The adoption of the declaration
What other document did the Declaration of Independence spend I world war 2 in Fort Knox with?
The constitution
What did he reluctantly agree to draft?
The declaration of independence
What is John Kennedy's opinion of Thomas Jefferson based upon his quote in paragraph 1?
Thinks highly, one of the smartest and wisest men
True or False: when the news of the Declaration of Independence reached New York, a riot was started.
True, George Washington read the document aloud in front of city hall. A statue of George III was melted down into musket balls
True or false: more than one copy of the declaration exists
True, the reproduction of the approved text by the printer John Dunlap. The copies were dispatched across the 13 colonies. Only 26 copies of these Dunlap broadsides survived.
What university did Thomas Jefferson help found?
University of Virginia
What was found on the back of the Declaration of Independence?
Upside down, across the bottom of the signed document: " original Declaration of Independence dated 4th July 1776."
Where is thomas Jefferson from?
Virginia
what was the job of the committee of five?
Write the Declaration of Independence
