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Richard Henry Lee of Virginia proposed the idea of colonial independence. He did this through the Lee Resolution, which he introduced at the Second Continental Congress.
The resolution was moved in congress by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia on instructions from that colony's legislature.
On June 7, 1776 Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia's delegates to Congress, proposed independence, paving the way for the Declaration of Independence.
That is a line from the Declaration of Independence. That line was added to the Declaration of Independence, having been originally spoken by Richard Henry Lee.
Richard Henry Lee introduced the resolution for independence to the second Continental Congress. It was call the Lee Resolution and introduced on June 7, 1776.
The Lees were FFV: First Families of Virginia.
The man who officially proposed the Declaration, or at least proposed that the United States should break off from England entirely, was Richard Henry Lee of Virginia. This was seconded by John Adams, who was a fierce advocate for separation.
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Richard Henry Lee is who proposed the "resolution for independence" in June 1776
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Stratford, Virginia.