The actual vote for independence took place on July 2, 1776. It is written in the journal of the Congress. The Declaration of Independence document was adopted July 4, 1775.
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congress decided to vote for independence in 1776 and they did it because of war they thought they needed independence
The actual vote was made on July the 2nd, 1776, but it is written in the journal of the Congress that the Declaration of Independence document was adopted July 4, 1775
Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee introduced the resolution calling for independence from England.
The resolution was moved in congress by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia on instructions from that colony's legislature.
Richard Henry Lee
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.