約翰亞當斯出生在農家，小名叫"胖大人"，因為他又矮又胖，但又喜歡別人尊稱他。湯瑪斯傑佛遜出生於上流社會奴隸主的家庭，長得又高又瘦。他們兩個人有許多不同處，但都非常熱愛他們的國家。這讓他們在不同的從政時期成為最好的朋友和最差的敵人。

在1776年6月，兩人被選為北美大陸國會的五人委員會的成員，負責起草獨立宣言。從6月11日到27日，傑佛遜完成了草稿，再由亞當斯和富蘭克林先審閱，然後才交由委員會審閱。6月28日，草稿提交給國會，並加入其他的條款。7月4日，獨立宣言定稿，並正式公開宣佈。來自費城的印刷商，約翰當列普出版了第一份獨立宣言，被稱為"當列普單面印刷版"，先存24份。

你知道亞當斯和傑佛遜在參與起草獨立宣言時共同經歷的小故事嗎？

John Adams grew up the son of a farmer and was nicknamed "His Rotundity" because he was short and chubby and fond of formal titles. Thomas Jefferson was the son of an upper-class slave owner, and was tall and lean. They were different in many ways, but they shared a love for their country. It made them the best of friends and worst of enemies at different times during their political history together

In June 1776, both men were selected as members of the Continental Congress's five-person committee tasked with drafting the Declaration of Independence. Between June 11 and 28, Jefferson completed a working rough draft, which was then edited first by Adams and Benjamin Franklin, then by the entire committee. On June 28, it was presented to Congress, which then made a number of other revisions. On July 4, it was finished and independence was formally declared. A Philadelphia printer, John Dunlap, produced the first copies of the Declaration of Independence. They are now known as the "Dunlap Broadside" and only 24 of these original copies are known to exist.

Do you know what Declaration of Independence "trivia" both Adams and Jefferson share?

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