BC means before Christ while AD means after the birth of Christ, the one key difference between counting years in BC and AD is when you count time in BC the years decrease as you approach AD on the timeline.
On June 11, 1776, Congress appointed a "Committee of Five", consisting of John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, Robert R. Livingston of New York, and Roger Sherman of Connecticut, to draft a declaration.
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true, andrew jackson repeatedly dominated his cabinet, forcing out some members who wouldn’t execute his commands :)