On behalf of the Continental Congress, the actual wording of the Declaration of Independence was written by
a. Thomas Jefferson.
b. John Adams.
c. Benjamin Franklin.
d. George Washington.
e. King George III.
Question 2
Following organized opposition to the Stamp Act of 1765 Englands parliament repealed the act but immediately enacted the Declaratory Act, which
a. created a democracy in England and abolished the monarchy.
b. recognized the sovereignty and self-government of the American colonies.
c. formed the colonies into a free nation.
d. declared that the Parliament was now fully subordinate to the king.
e. asserted that the king and Parliament had full power and authority to enact laws binding on the colonies in all cases whatsoever.
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