(select all that apply) select the reasons that congress wanted a written declaration of independence. the colonies wanted from other nations in europe. the men wanted to have a group document that would reduce their individual liability if the effort failed. the soldiers needed a good reason for fighting and dying. the english government had requested a written statement of demands. not very many people had believed the non-written declaration made a month before. they hoped that more colonists would join the revolution.

The correct answers are A) The colonies wanted help from other nations in Europe, C) The soldiers needed a good reason for fighting and dying, and  F) They hoped that more colonists would join the revolution.

The reasons that Congress wanted a written Declaration of Independence were the following: The colonies wanted help from other nations in Europe, the soldiers needed a good reason for fighting and dying, and they hoped that more colonists would join the revolution.

It was Thomas Jefferson who drafted the Declaration of the United States Independence. In 1776, the Second Continental Congress asked a Committee to draft the Declaration. The committee was formed by Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776.