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Whose ideas did Jefferson draw upon while drafting the Declaration of Independence? George Washington Thomas Gage John Adams Thomas Paine
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Whose ideas did Jefferson draw upon while drafting the Declaration of Independence?

George Washington
Thomas Gage
John Adams
Thomas Paine

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Thomas Paine

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It was primarily the ideas of "Thomas Paine" that Jefferson drew upon while drafting the Declaration of Independence, since in "Common Sense" Paine had explained why independence from Britain was necessary.
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