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Committee of Five
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The Committee of Five of the Second Continental Congress was a group of five members who drafted and presented to the full Congress in Pennsylvania State House what would become the United States Decl
The Jefferson Memorial depicts the Committee of Five on a pediment sculpture by Adolph Alexander Weinman.
The Jefferson Memorial depicts the Committee of Five on a pediment sculpture by Adolph Alexander Weinman.
Congress Voting Independence, by Robert Edge Pine (1784–1788), depicts the Committee of Five in the center
Congress Voting Independence, by Robert Edge Pine (1784–1788), depicts the Committee of Five in the center
Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris' idealized 1900 depiction of (left to right) Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and
Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776, Jean Leon Gerome Ferris' idealized 1900 depiction of (left to right) Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson of the Committee of Five working on the Declaration.
The Committee of Five, pictured on an 1869 U.S. Postal Service 24-cent stamp; the same image also appears on the present two-dollar bill.
The Committee of Five, pictured on an 1869 U.S. Postal Service 24-cent stamp; the same image also appears on the present two-dollar bill.
Roger Sherman
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Roger Sherman was an early American politician, lawyer, and a Founding Father of the United States. Representing Connecticut, he was the only person to sign all four great state papers of the United S
Committee of Five
…the day on which the Declaration was published. The committee was composed of John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. The members of this committee were…
Roger Sherman 1721 1793 by Ralph Earl
Roger Sherman 1721 1793 by Ralph Earl
The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull (1819) depicts the Committee of Five presenting its work to Congress. Sherman is second from the left
The Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull (1819) depicts the Committee of Five presenting its work to Congress. Sherman is second from the left.
Foundation of the American Government. Roger Sherman is closest behind Morris, who is signing the Constitution. 1925 painting by John Henry Hintermeis
Foundation of the American Government. Roger Sherman is closest behind Morris, who is signing the Constitution. 1925 painting by John Henry Hintermeister.