1. Thomas Jefferson: enlightening
As Richard Henry Lee's idea was brought forward he was quoted as saying "....these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent states". ... In 1774 he wrote the influential Summary View of the Rights of British America, stating that the British Parliament had no authority to legislate for the colonies. After writing this book Jefferson was named a delegate to the second Continental Congress, he was appointed to the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. ...
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