lds ? Produce annual publication ’ Poor Richard ’ s Almanack ’? Inventor of lighting rod,bifocals, new stove,confirm the law of electricity ? Play an important role in drafting the Decla. of Inde. Benjamin Franklin It is …? Served as nation ’ s first secretary of state and second vice president ? Doubled the size of the nation by authorizing the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France ? One of the main drafter of Decla. of Inde. Who is he? Thomas Jefferson ? born in Thetford, England. ? In 1776, he published ‘ Common Sense ’, a strong defense of American Independence from England ? At the age of 12, failed out of school. ? Wrote ‘ The Rights of Man ’ in response to criticism of the French Revolution. ? Author of ‘ The crisis ’ Thomas Paine Thomas Jefferson
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