What if?

Thomas Jefferson was the man who wrote basically all of the declaration of independance. The declaration is a document that tells us the rights we have as an american. It declares our independance from Brittan. After he wrote it, the declaration had to be signed by many people to show that it was aproved. This moment is significant because now we are our own country and we are not still a part of Brittan. It gives us rights as an american, and makes us an independant country.

What if Thomas Jefferson was killed before he got a chance to write the declaration? This is plausible because back then many more people died. He could have been shot or got a disease. This would make a huge change to our history. We may not have certain rights that we are gauranteed and take for granted every day. We also might still be part of Brittan, i dont think they would completly controll us but they might have some say in what we do. This would be significant in history because our we may not have all of our rights. We might not be as powerful of a country either. Some of the things we are very lucky and fortunate to have, might not be here if he died.

The event is important today because it is the document that makes us an idependant country. The significance of the change if Jefferson got killed would be huge. We would have a lot more Brittish influence in our country. Today would be a lot different if the document had not been wrote. We may not rights as a citizen, and we might not be independant. This would be significant because americans are proud to be an independant country, and everyone likes to have their own rights as an individual.