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What was thomas jefferson main job in writing the declration of independence

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Jefferson's task was producing a draft document for its consideration.

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Despite Jefferson's desire to return to Virginia to help write that state's constitution, the Continental Congress appointed him to the five-person committee for drafting a declaration of independence. That committee subsequently assigned him the task of producing a draft document for its consideration.

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