The matter was placed in the hands of the Second Continental Congress composed of Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert R. Livingston. "On June 11, Jefferson was appointed to a five-man committee – along with John Adams of Massachusetts, Roger Sherman of Connecticut, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania, and Robert R. Livingston of New York – tasked with drafting a formal declaration that justified the break with Great Britain" (Eidelberg, 2015). The most prominent of the five is Thomas Jefferson who at the time was a "33-year-old public speaker, shy and awkward in congressional debates, but used his skills as a writer and correspondent to champion the patriotic cause" (Eidelberg,2015). But there was more to Jefferson, he had a vision that only those who knew him could understand. "Jefferson drafted the first draft, and the document was subsequently discussed and revised by the entire Congress" (