Thomas Jefferson explanation because he wrote most of the deceleration of independence and had some changes to get approved (: hope this helps
Medici was a known prominent of great wealth and abundance between 13th to 15th century in Italy, and even in the whole Europe during Renaissance. Giovanni Medici's son Cosimo Medici, governed Italy for 3 decades importing more riches to the family. The political writings of Niccolo Machiavelli "Machiavellianism" contributed to their wealth.
