Who was the first african american writer to gain fame worldwide? a. mark twain c. paul laurence dunbar b. stephen crane d. jack london

Thomas jefferson was important in the revolutionary era because a) he wrote much of the declaration of independence. b) he was elected the president of the continental congress. c) his philosophies were used in the influential pamphlet common sense. reactivate d) his leadership and moral stand lead to the colonies to fight for the abolition of slavery.