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title: "Why was Thomas Jefferson chosen to write the Declaration of Independence?"  
description: "Why was Thomas Jefferson chosen to write the Declaration of Independence?"  
author: "martina johnson"  
published: 2018-04-04  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40748/why-was-thomas-jefferson-chosen-to-write-the-declaration-of-independence  
category: "history, politics & society"  
tags: ["usa history"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Why was Thomas Jefferson chosen to write the Declaration of Independence?

Why was [Thomas Jefferson](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/42893/whom-did-thomas-jefferson-defeat-in-the-1800-presidential-election) chosen to write the [Declaration of Independence](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34804/how-many-men-signed-the-declaration-of-independence-in-1776)?\
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