Read this excerpt from the text The Quest for Freedom.
Declaration of Independence
Throughout 1775–1776, the members of Congress viewed reconciliation with Great Britain as less and less likely. The colonies were more and more leaning toward independence. The British government attempted to prohibit trade with the colonies at the end of 1775. This was seen as a breach of rights by the British and led to Congress opening its own ports in 1776. Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense," published in 1776, advocated independence and was widely read.
Colonial leaders started to discuss the possibility of recruiting allies for a war of independence. Secretly, talks were held between France and some of the American leaders, but it was felt that nothing could be agreed upon until a declaration of independence had been created. Congress formed a committee to create a draft of this document and asked Thomas Jefferson to write the first draft. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams reviewed the draft and worked with Congress to create the final draft, which was adopted by Congress on July 4, 1776. This document was the Declaration of Independence.
True or false. The central idea of this section of the text is, "The Declaration of Independence was written because people liked being governed by the British."
True
False