Why did John Adams turn down writing the Declaration of Independence?

Question:please answer! doesnt have to be a long answer! just simple. and prefferably in a 'good way'. Its for this debate i have to do and we're doing good things about john adams, and I saw that somehow him turning down writing the declaration of independence was a good thing, so you could you tell me why he did?
THANKYOUU
(oh and if you have any other good things he did you want to tell me that'd be great too :) .. i already know about maintaining peace with the french and building up the U.S navy)

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: please answer! doesnt have to be a long answer! just simple. and prefferably in a 'good way'. Its for this debate i have to do and we're doing good things about john adams, and I saw that somehow him turning down writing the declaration of independence was a good thing, so you could you tell me why he did?
THANKYOUU
(oh and if you have any other good things he did you want to tell me that'd be great too :) .. i already know about maintaining peace with the french and building up the U.S navy)

He deferred the writing to Jefferson believing it would be better received having been written by him. Look it up, it should also be on the his wikipedia. If you dont beleive that source look else where. I also had that question posed to me in school and that is how I found it by doing some research about him. Hope this helps

He signed it....... at least i thought he did.....but im still sure he did.....lols

were learing about that right now and im still trying to figure that out.

He had poor penmenship!

It was actually the Constitution, he thought it was going to turn in to a monarchy.

PPS did you Know Cesar Rodney was the last signer Probably 1775 though....

even he knew that he was too divisive...and could recognize that a southerner (Jefferson) could bring about more unity on the issue...

He did write a draft of it. Jefferson took parts of it and changed others when he drew up the final draft. Adams had ideas that were not going to be accepted or ratified by the Continental Congress because they felt he originally favored the wealthy too much in it's wording. It would have been more like the financial oligarchy we have now in the U.S. had Adams version been accepted. Not very positive I know...I guess you could say he was the backbone and Jefferson just refined it.