The Declaration of Independence was written by the Committee of Five. Members of the committee were Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman.
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The declaration of independence was signed by 56 representatives from the original 13 colonies
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The Declaration of Independence was signed by 56 men. This document which was adopted by Congress in 1776 was signed by representatives of all 13 colonies, the first of whom to sign was John Adams.
Four people from the South Carolina colony signed the Declaration of Independence. They were Edward Rutledge, Arthur Middleton, Thomas Lynch, Jr, and Thomas Heyward, Jr.
There were 56 signers of the declaration of independece.