Question: who was in charge of writing the declaration of independence
Answer: John Adams , representative of Massachusetts -- became the second US President Thomas Jefferson , representative of Virginia -- became the third US President Benjamin Franklin , representative of Pennsylvania -- known as one of the most famous of the Founding Fathers , and first US Minister to France Roger Sherman , representative of Connecticut -- the only person to sign all four of the US state papers : the Continental Association , the Declaration , the Articles of Confederation , and the Constitution Robert Livingston , representative of New York -- negotiated the Louisiana Purchase as the Minister to France