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Thomas Jefferson

Drafting the Declaration of Independence

Season 1 Episode 2 | 3m 38s

Benjamin Franklin was initially asked to construct the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, but after turning it down, the task was given to John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.

Funding provided by General Motors, The Pew Charitable Trusts, The Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the Virginia Tourism Corporation.
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