Question

Which statement was in an early draft of the Declaration of Independence, but not in the final version?

Answer 1

Originally the Deceleration of Independence condemned the slave trade along with the British acceptance of it. This as somewhat ironic as Tomas Jefferson, the author, was a slave owner. The phrase condemning slavery was taken out to maintain southern support for the Revolution, as the south was much less interested in fighting a revolution at the time and they relied on slave labor to run their plantations.