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American HistoryColonial Period and IndependenceIncluded in the 65+ reduced set
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
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- Thomas Jefferson
- Jefferson
Why this is the correct answer
In the summer of 1776, the Continental Congress asked Thomas Jefferson to draft a document explaining why the colonies were breaking from Britain. Jefferson, drawing on Enlightenment philosophy, wrote the Declaration of Independence, which was formally adopted on July 4, 1776.
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