Thomas Jefferson
Joseph J. Ellis feels that the most important aspect of Thomas Jefferson was his mind and how he could put his ideas together to form a powerful document, whether the ideas be original or not. I, on the other hand, feel that Jefferson was not as smart as everyone thinks he may have been, but he was probably still the best choice to prepare a document as powerful as the Declaration of Independence turned out to be. I agree with Joseph Ellis’ ideas in his work entitled, “The Spring of ’76: Texts and Contexts.” Since Thomas Jefferson was a draftsman by trade, he seemed to be highly qualified for the task of drafting a declaration that would free the colonies from the King George III. The prime suspects for this task, were Thomas Jefferson and Richard Henry Lee (Ellis, 83). Having made the final decision of Jefferson was, in my opinion and everyone else’s, the best choice they could have made. What I find to be humorous was that the committee selected two people, John Adams and Jefferson, to draft the constitution, yet only Jefferson ended up doing the leg work. It was as if Adams had said, “Forget this,
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Approximate Word count = 751
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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