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Who wrote the declaration of independence?what was the purpose of this document ​

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Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence as a response to Great Britain overtaxing the colonists, so the founding fathers decided to send a declaration to King George declaring that America would be free, and that was the cause of the American Revolution.

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Thomas Jefferson

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The Declaration of Independence combined purpose with principle. In June 1776 the Congress of the united colonies appointed five delegates to produce a formal written declaration of independence, after several weeks Thomas Jefferson completed the draft.It was written to King George III and the world to read.

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