<Ul> <Li> John Adams , representative of Massachusetts -- became the second US President </Li> <Li> Thomas Jefferson , representative of Virginia -- became the third US President </Li> <Li> Benjamin Franklin , representative of Pennsylvania -- known as one of the most famous of the Founding Fathers , and first US Minister to France </Li> <Li> Roger Sherman , representative of Connecticut -- the only person to sign all four of the US state papers : the Continental Association , the Declaration , the Articles of Confederation , and the Constitution </Li> <Li> Robert Livingston , representative of New York -- negotiated the Louisiana Purchase as the Minister to France </Li> </Ul>
who was in charge of writing the declaration of independence
John Adams Thomas Jefferson Benjamin Franklin Roger Sherman Robert Livingston