Committee of Five
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The Committee of Five was the group delegated by the Second Continental Congress on June 11, 1776, to draft the United States Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson was appointed by the other four members of the committee to write the first draft, which he completed in 17 days. Jefferson presented the draft to Franklin and Adams, who made a few suggestions. The full Committee of Five made a few more changes, and the document was finally presented to the Continental Congress on July 2. Congress debated all that day, and the next, and into the late morning of July 4th, tinkering with the precise wording of the document, until the Declaration was completed.
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[edit] Members
The committee consisted of:
- John Adams of Massachusetts
- Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania
- Thomas Jefferson of Virginia
- Robert R. Livingston of New York
- Roger Sherman of Connecticut
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[edit] External links
- Declaration of Independence at the National Archives website.
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