<Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Roger Sherman </Td> <Td> Connecticut </Td> <Td> Created the Great Compromise and Three - Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional Convention; Congressman; a member of the Committee of Five who presented the Declaration of Independence </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> James Duane </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Appointed by the Committee of Fifty - one of the City and County of New York and authorized by the counties of Albany, Duchess, and Westchester </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> John Jay </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Lawyer; First Chief Justice of the United States; co-author of The Federalist Papers; appointed by the Committee of Fifty - one of the City and County of New York and authorized by the counties of Albany, Duchess, and Westchester </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Philip Livingston </Td> <Td> New York </Td> <Td> Appointed by the Committee of Fifty - one of the City and County of New York and authorized by the counties of Albany, Duchess, and Westchester </Td> </Tr>

Which of the following best describes a key accomplishment of the declaration of independence