Question

Describe the Declaration of Independence. Who wrote it?
Why was it written?

Answer 1

Drafting the declaration of independence in 1776 became the defining event in Thomas Jefferson's life.

Why was it written?

Answer

Its goal were to rally the troops, win foreign allies, and to announce the creation of a new century. The introductory sentence states the Declaration's main purpose, is to explain the colonist's right to revolution.