Who was not appointed to help draft the Declaration of Independence?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) John Adams
D) George Washington
E) Robert Livingston

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George Washington was not appointed to help draft the Declaration of Independence. While he was an important military leader in the American Revolution, he was not one of the five members of the committee appointed by the Continental Congress to draft the Declaration. The committee consisted of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston.

Who Was Not Appointed to Help Draft the Declaration of Independence