The five men appointed by Second Continental Congress in 1776 to write a statement about
American independence from British rule were Robert Livingston,John Adams,Benjamin Franklin,Roger Sherman,and

A) John Hancock.
B) Thomas Jefferson.
C) George Washington.
D) Samuel Adams.

Second Continental Congress

A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, leading to the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.

American Independence

The state of being free from British rule, officially declared on July 4, 1776, by the Thirteen Colonies.

Robert Livingston

An American lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, notable for helping to draft the Declaration of Independence.