歷史上的今天系列
幾乎每個人都知道獨立宣言是美國重要的立國文書，但是你知道獨立宣言是如何起草的嗎？1776年6月，當北美13州還是英國殖民地的時候，殖民地選出代表所組成的大陸會議指派五人組成了「五人委員會」，負責闡述大陸會議認為北美13州應該且有權獨立的理由。湯瑪斯‧傑+弗遜是五人委員會的主席，他擬定了初稿。就像其他人寫東西前要打草稿ㄧ樣，傑弗遜其實寫了好幾個版本。他寫的初稿再交由約翰‧亞當斯和班傑明‧富蘭克林修改，然後才交由委員會審閱。草稿在6月28日提交給大陸會議，又做了其他修改。下圖為獨立宣言現存最古老版本的真跡。想對這份深具影響力的文書了解更多嗎？請見:
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration #TodayinHistory
Almost everyone knows that the Declaration of Independence is America’s founding document; however, do you know how it was drafted? In June 1776, when the United States was still a British colony, the Continental Congress, which was composed of delegates elected by the colonists, appointed a “Committee of Five” to write an announcement explaining the reasons that the delegates believed that “the united colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent states.” Thomas Jefferson, who chaired the committee, wrote the first draft. Like most people who write something, he wrote more than one draft. The first working draft was then edited by John Adams and Benjamin Franklin, and then by the entire committee. It was presented to Congress on June 28. Congress then made a number of other revisions. This image is an example of what's left of the earliest known draft of the Declaration of Independence. Want to know more about this powerful document? Check out the following link: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration
