Question

Why was Jefferson chosen to write the Declaration?

Answer 1

Because Great Britain taxed the Thirteen Colonies while the Colonies were not represented in the British Parliament so John Adams of the Second Continental Congress commissioned Jefferson to write the Declaration as a manifesto of a revolution based upon Classical Liberalism.

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Answer 2

Although Jefferson disputed his account, John Adams later recalled that he had persuaded Jefferson to write the draft because Jefferson had the fewest enemies in Congress and was the best writer. (Jefferson would have gotten the job anyway—he was elected chair of the committee.)