Framers of the Declaration of Independence - Set of 2

The Declaration of Independence and John Adams of Massachusetts

Profiles the life and career of John Adams, the representative from Massachusetts who was a major participant in the creation of the Declaration of Independence.

The Declaration of Independence and Thomas Jefferson of Virginia

Tall, skinny, and shy, Thomas Jefferson was not a good speaker. He was, however, a great writer, and it is Thomas Jefferson whom John Adams insisted should write the Declaration of Independence, telling the young Virginian, "You are ten times better a writer than I am." Jefferson complied with Adam's request, and the result was a document that shook the world with its radical views of freedom and equility.