imagine that word has gotten out about the declaration of independence and you are the lucky reporter who gets to interview thomas jefferson as he is drafting it

compile a list of 10 questions that will you learn jefferson’s purpose behind the declaration of independence as well as how he achieved this through the way he structured his piece

imagine what his responses would be to each of your questions

Explanation:

At the Second Continental Congress during the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia was charged with drafting a formal statement justifying the 13 North American colonies’ break with Great Britain. A member of a committee of five that also included John Adams of Massachusetts, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, Robert Livingston of New York and Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Jefferson drew up a draft and included Franklin’s and Adams’ corrections. At the time, the Declaration of Independence was regarded as a collective effort of the Continental Congress; Jefferson was not recognized as its principal author until the 1790s.

Jefferson’s Early Career

Born into one of the most prominent families in Virginia (on his mother’s side), Jefferson studied at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg and began practicing law in 1767. In 1768, Jefferson stood as a candidate for the Virginia House of Burgess's; he entered the legislature just as opposition was building to the taxation policies of the British government. That same year, Jefferson began building Monticello, his hilltop estate in Albemarle County; he would later greatly expand his holdings in land and slaves through his marriage to Martha Waltes Shelton in 1772.

b. he wants to keep from being identified by former masters.

explanation:

he has become more humble and patient in battle.