was there a preamble?
Yes, written by John Adams
United States Declaration of Independence
As was the custom, Congress appointed a committee to draft a preamble to explain the purpose of the resolution. John Adams wrote the preamble, which stated that because King George had rejected reconciliation and was hiring foreign mercenaries to use against the colonies
who was the declaration of independence written by It was drafted by The Committee of Five, whose members included John Adams and Thomas Jefferson among others who signed it? Representatives of New Hampshire, New York, Connecticut and others when was it published? 4 July, 1776
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United States Declaration of Independence [SEP] May 15 preamble
As was the custom, Congress appointed a committee to draft a preamble to explain the purpose of the resolution. John Adams wrote the preamble, which stated that because King George had rejected reconciliation and was hiring foreign mercenaries to use against the colonies, "it is necessary that the exercise of every kind of authority under the said crown should be totally suppressed". Adams's preamble was meant to encourage the overthrow of the governments of Pennsylvania and Maryland, which were still under proprietary governance. Congress passed the preamble on May 15 after several days of debate, but four of the middle colonies voted against it, and the Maryland delegation walked out in protest.