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Why did John Adams recruit Thomas Jefferson to write the Independence Declaration? He gives 3 reasons

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Persuasion

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Although Jefferson disputed his accounts, John Adams later recalled that he had persuaded Jefferson to write the draft because Jefferson had the fewest enemies in Congress and was the best writer.

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