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==Declaring Independence==

==Declaring Independence==

Adams served a Massachusetts delegate in both the First and the Second Continental Congresses. He was a leading advocate of declaring independence and in June 1776 was assigned, along with Thomas Jefferson and [[Benjamin Franklin]], to draft a [[Declaration of Independence]]. Adams realized that Jefferson was a much more gifted writer, and the document was composed mostly by the Virginian.  However, Adams did have some input, looking over drafts of the document. Jefferson later remarked that Adams was the Declaration of Independence's "pillar of support on the floor of Congress, its ablest advocate and defender." Though Adams in principle opposed the practice of [[slavery]], he remained silent when Jefferson was pressured to strike out a provision in the Declaration that condemned slavery. Indeed, he never took a major role in opposing slavery, unlike most Federalists.

Adams served a Massachusetts delegate in both the First and the Second Continental Congresses. He was a leading advocate of declaring independence and in June 1776 was assigned, along with Thomas Jefferson and [[Benjamin Franklin]], to draft a [[Declaration of Independence]]. Adams realized that Jefferson was a much more gifted writer, and the document was composed mostly by the Virginian.  However, Adams did have some input, looking over drafts of the document. Jefferson later remarked that Adams was the Declaration of Independence's "pillar of support on the floor of Congress, its ablest advocate and defender." Though Adams in principle opposed the practice of [[slavery]], he remained silent when Jefferson was pressured to strike out a provision in the Declaration that condemned slavery. Indeed, he never took a major role in opposing slavery, unlike most Federalists.

==Diplomat==

==Diplomat==