1776

Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental rules for the burgeoning United States. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams charge Thomas Jefferson with the task of writing a statement announcing the new country's emancipation from British rule.

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  William Daniels

  John Adams
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  Howard Da Silva

  Dr. Benjamin Franklin
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  Ken Howard

  Thomas Jefferson
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  Blythe Danner

  Martha Jefferson
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  John Cullum

  Edward Rutledge (SC)
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  David Ford

  Congressional President John Hancock (MA)
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  Virginia Vestoff

  Abigail Adams
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  William Hansen

  Caesar Rodney (DE)
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  Roy Poole

  Stephen Hopkins (RI)
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  Ray Middleton

  Col. Thomas McKean (DE)