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Eyewitness to History: Writing the Declaration of Independence

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An article about the Declaration of Independence which covers the selection of the Committee of Five, Jefferson's writing, the presentation to Congress for approval, the problems in drafting, and the final changes which were made. Included is John Adam's letter to Timothy Pickering in response to questions about the document.

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independence, thomas jefferson, drafts
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1776, declaration, declaration independence, library of congress, writing the declaration of independence, american revolution, eyewitness to history: writing the declaration of independence, ohio ah.fd.4, ohio h.ci.6, ohio h.nn.7, declaration of independence
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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