Richard Henry Lee
Patriots.
Thomas Paine proposed the Declaration of Independence.
Richard Henry Lee is who proposed the "resolution for independence" in June 1776
enlightened ideas such as the separation of powers, proposed by Montesquieu, freedoms and rights, democracy, trial by jury, no harsh or unusual punishment and citizen action John Locke was the philosophe who influenced the American Revolution the most.
The Allen brothers proposed New Connecticut.
Congress would elect them.
On June 7, 1776 Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia's delegates to Congress, proposed independence, paving the way for the Declaration of Independence.
Richard Henry Lee was the delegate to the Continental Congress that proposed that the colonies be independent and free. His motion was seconded by John Adams.
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The resolution was moved in congress by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia on instructions from that colony's legislature.
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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Thomas Paine proposed the Declaration of Independence.
Richard Henry Lee is who proposed the "resolution for independence" in June 1776
The Declaration of Independence
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It was proposed by the Virginia delegates but was mainly written by James Madison.
enlightened ideas such as the separation of powers, proposed by Montesquieu, freedoms and rights, democracy, trial by jury, no harsh or unusual punishment and citizen action John Locke was the philosophe who influenced the American Revolution the most.