The members of the Continental Congress who appointed Thomas Jefferson to draft the Declaration of Independence were sharply aware of their place within the English rights tradition, even as they were deliberating a break from the government to which they had vainly appealed to defend those rights. Jefferson himself was recognized as an expert in the English rights tradition and how it had developed in America, a reputation he gained when he published the well-regarded …showed first 75 words of 301 total…

…showed last 75 words of 301 total…comparison suggest about why Jefferson and Congress blamed the King of England for the War of Independence? Why didn't they blame Parliament, since many of the acts were initiated or authorized by Parliament? What does this comparison suggest about how they viewed English Rights? This comparison could serve as a review for a unit on the causes of the American Revolution. It could also provide an excellent review for many of the Core Democratic Values