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Richard Henry Lee presents the "Lee Resolution" to the Continental Congress. The motion is seconded by John Adams and will lead to the United States Declaration of Independence.
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Richard Henry Lee
American statesman and Founding Father (1732–1794)
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Lee Resolution
1776 formal assertion of American independence from Britain
The Lee Resolution, also known as "The Resolution for Independence", was the formal assertion passed by the Second Continental Congress on July 2, 1776, resolving that the Thirteen Colonies were "free and independent States" and separate from the British Empire. This created…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Continental Congress
Convention of delegates that became the governing body of the United States (1774–1789)
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John Adams
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801
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United States Declaration of Independence
1776 American national founding document
The Declaration of Independence, formally The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America in the original printing, is the founding document of the United States. On July 4, 1776, it was adopted unanimously by the Second Continental Congress, who were convened…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)