-The person responsible for drafting the formal resolution that became the Declaration of Independence was .
A) Richard Henry Lee
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) John Adams
D) Thomas Jefferson

Question

-The person responsible for drafting the formal resolution that became the Declaration of Independence was .
A) Richard Henry Lee 
B) Benjamin Franklin 
C) John Adams 
D) Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence, which was adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776. He was tasked with drafting the document that articulated the colonies' reasons for declaring independence from Britain.

-The Person Responsible for Drafting the Formal Resolution That Became