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Check you answers with the ones below. If you have different ones, watch the movie again! 1. According to this movie, who did the actual writing of the Declaration of Independence, and how long did it take him? Thomas Jefferson wrote the document in about 2 days. 2.Who was the President of the Continental Congress at that time, and why do you think his signature is so large? John Hancock was President of the Continental Congress. Perhaps his signature was so large to make a statement about how strong his feelings were in support of the document. 3. The Continental Congress formed a committee to prepare a formal declaration. Who was the New York delegate on that committee? Robert Livingston was the delegate from New York.
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