Multiple choice

Who wrote the American declaration of Independence?

  1. George Washington

  2. Thomas Jefferson

  3. James Madison

  4. John Adams
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. While the Committee of Five (including Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston) drafted it, Jefferson wrote the majority of the document.

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