Question

On July 4, 1776, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence can be compared to a break up letter because Jefferson explained why America wanted its independence from King George III. Please read pages 516-520 in your textbook to discover why America wanted to be an independent country. You will write your own break up letter from the colonies to King George III. Your letter needs to be at least 5-10 sentences, include the issues/events leading up to this breaking point, and why the founding fathers felt independence would be better.

Answer 1

Drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776 became the defining event in ... calls for independence, and his own draft of a Virginia constitution, Jefferson wrote a ... Despite Jefferson's desire to return to Virginia to help write that state's .... read on July 9, the American army destroyed the statue of King George III at the ...

Answer 2

On June 11, 1776, Congress named a "Board of trustees of Five", comprising of John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Robert R. Livingston of New York, and Roger Sherman of Connecticut, to draft a statement.

Drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776 became the characterizing occasion in calls for autonomy, and his own draft of a Virginia constitution, Jefferson wrote a Despite Jefferson's desire to come back to Virginia to help write that state's read on July 9, the American army crushed the statue of King George III.