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There are many differences and similarities between the two routes. The type of goods is just one example. The benefactors of the Silk Road, whereas the Indian Ocean route benefited the Chinese, Indian and Middle East alike.
On<span> June 11, </span>1776<span>, anticipating that the vote for </span>independence<span> would be favorable, Congress appointed a committee to </span>draft<span> a </span>declaration<span>: </span>Thomas Jefferson<span> of Virginia, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert R. Livingston of New York, and John Adams of Massachusetts.</span>