Some of the most famous and important people in the colonies:
Benjamin Franklin
-He was apart of the five-member committee that helped draft the Declaration of Independence
-He was a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor and diplomat
-Franklin was deeply active in public affairs in his adopted city, where he helped launch a lending library, hospital and college, and garnered acclaim for his experiments with electricity
-He was a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor and diplomat
-Franklin was deeply active in public affairs in his adopted city, where he helped launch a lending library, hospital and college, and garnered acclaim for his experiments with electricity
Thomas Jefferson
-He was the primary author of the Declaration of Independent
-In 1776, Jefferson mostly wrote a document about the Declaration of Independence
-During the American Revolutionary war, Jefferson served in the Virginia legislature and the Continental Congress and was governor of Virginia
-He later served as U.S. minister to France and U.S. secretary of state, and was vice president under John Adams
-In 1776, Jefferson mostly wrote a document about the Declaration of Independence
-During the American Revolutionary war, Jefferson served in the Virginia legislature and the Continental Congress and was governor of Virginia
-He later served as U.S. minister to France and U.S. secretary of state, and was vice president under John Adams
John Adams
-John Adams was a leader of the American Revolution, and served as the second U.S. president from 1797 to 1801
-He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress, there he played a leading role in persuading Congress to declare independence
-He collaborated with his cousin who was a revolutionary leader named Samuel Adams
-He was a delegate from Massachusetts to the Continental Congress, there he played a leading role in persuading Congress to declare independence
-He collaborated with his cousin who was a revolutionary leader named Samuel Adams
All of them decided to draft a statement that would declare their independence from Britain