Who mainly wrote the Declaration of Independence celebrated by America250?

Thomas Jefferson mainly wrote the Declaration of Independence celebrated by America250.

Congress appointed Jefferson to the Committee of Five, which was tasked with preparing a declaration after the Lee Resolution passed. The committee also included John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. Jefferson produced the principal draft, which the committee reviewed before submitting it to Congress.

Jefferson was the document’s primary author, but the Declaration was a collective political act. Congress edited the draft and adopted the final text on July 4, 1776. That distinction explains why Jefferson is credited as the main writer without being the sole person responsible for the final document.