Thomas Jefferson
Drafting the Declaration of Independence in 1776 became the defining event in Thomas Jefferson's life. 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. Drawing on documents, such as the Virginia Declaration of Rights, state and local calls for independence, and his own draft of a Virginia constitution, Jefferson wrote a stunning statement of the colonists' right to rebel against the British government and establish their own based on the premise that all men are created equal and have the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
Through the many revisions made by Jefferson, the committee, and then by Congress, Jefferson retained his prominent role in writing the defining document of the American Revolution and, indeed, of the United States. Jefferson was critical of changes to the document, particularly the removal of a long paragraph that attributed responsibility of the slave trade to British King George III. Jefferson was justly proud of his role in writing the Declaration of Independence and skillfully defended his authorship of this hallowed document. :) It was a pretty big deal.
Answer:
Writing systems were developed to record food surplus and supply.
Explanation:
Ok so these big agrarian civilizations needed to organize, and they came up with writing so they could keep track of just about everything.
The battles that happened before the passing of the D.I. were
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Siege of Boston
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Battle of Chelsea Creek
Battle of Machias
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Gloucester
Siege of Fort St. Jean
Burning of Falmouth
Battle of Kemp's Landing
Siege of Savage's Old Fields
Battle of Great Bridge
Battle of Quebec
Burning of Norfolk
Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge
Battle of the Rice Boats
Battle of Nassau
Battle of Saint-Pierre
Battle of Block Island
Battle of The Cedars
Battle of Trois-Rivières
Battle of Sullivan's Island
Battle of Turtle Gut Inlet
