Both played a role in writing the declaration of independence
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin were the core of the group responsible for the Declaration of Independence with Jefferson doing most of the writing. Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman were also on the committee but did not significantly contribute to the actual document.
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson had been assigned the task of writing the Declaration of Independence. John Adams was a brash courtroom lawyer wanting to argue out every point. Thomas Jefferson was a quiet scholar wanting to reason his way through the problem. Benjamin Franklin could see the issues and solve problems almost instantly. He saw that Adams and Jefferson could not work together and assigned Jefferson the job of writing the Declaration. When Jefferson finished the Declaration, Franklin and Adams went over it and made suggestions and changes, but the document was basically Jefferson's.
No. A committee consisting of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson was assigned the task of writing the Declaration of Independence. Franklin and Adams had Jefferson write the document and then they made slight editorial modifications before presenting it to congress.
The Continental Congress created a draft committee consisting of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. However, the actual writing of the Declaration of Independence was performed by Jefferson alone.
Benjamin Franklin....
He is connected by writing it and changing Jefferson's errors.
Thomas Jefferson was mainly the solo writer of the document. Benjamin Franklin was the one who minorly editted it.
Primarily for writing the Declaration of Independence.
Both played a role in writing the declaration of independence
Benjamin Franklin was part of writing the Declaration of Independence, was an ambassador to France, and advised Casimir Pulaski to contact George Washington. He also was the first postmaster general.
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin were the core of the group responsible for the Declaration of Independence with Jefferson doing most of the writing. Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman were also on the committee but did not significantly contribute to the actual document.
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson had been assigned the task of writing the Declaration of Independence. John Adams was a brash courtroom lawyer wanting to argue out every point. Thomas Jefferson was a quiet scholar wanting to reason his way through the problem. Benjamin Franklin could see the issues and solve problems almost instantly. He saw that Adams and Jefferson could not work together and assigned Jefferson the job of writing the Declaration. When Jefferson finished the Declaration, Franklin and Adams went over it and made suggestions and changes, but the document was basically Jefferson's.
No. A committee consisting of Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson was assigned the task of writing the Declaration of Independence. Franklin and Adams had Jefferson write the document and then they made slight editorial modifications before presenting it to congress.
By far Jefferson did the most writing but John Adams also had a hand in writing the Declaration since he was on the Committee of Five designated to write it. Adams and Benjamin Franklin made some minor modifications of Jefferson's draft.
The Continental Congress created a draft committee consisting of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman. However, the actual writing of the Declaration of Independence was performed by Jefferson alone.