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No one was solely responsible for the Declaration of independence. It was written by several different men, not based one just one mans opinion. A better Question would be "Who influenced the making of the Declaration of independence the most."
The drafting of Common Sense
The first peaceful approach the colonists took before drafting the Declaration of Independence was holding the First Continental Congress to make requests to stop the taxations the king was making. The second peaceful approach was making and sending an Olive Branch Petition to the king, which he didn't care for, therefore bringing forth the creation of the Declaration of Independence.
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston were all on the Declaration committee.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence to declare freedom from Great Britain.