Social Studies pages 166 and 167

In social studies we are learning about the Declaration of Independence. The delegates of the Second Continental Congress disagreed upon whether they should be a part of Great Britain but govern themselves or not be with Great Britain. There were 5 main people in the Second Continental Congress. Their names were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert Livingston, Roger Sherman, and Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence it took him two whole weeks. Then Franklin and Adams made some changes and showed it to the Congress on June 28. Then the delegates talked about the final changes. They made these changes. They took out the parts that they committed the king of doing. Also they took out the parts that involved slavery. They knew the king was mad and didn't want make him more mad. At last on July 4, 1776, the delegates signed the Declaration of Independence. John Hancock was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence. His name was the largest of then all so his name would be seen with-out using spectacles. Then the rest of the 56 delegates signed the piece of writing on August 2.