Richard Henry Lee
The Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence because they wanted colonists to be on the side of America. They also wanted encourage foreign nations to help them gain their independence from Britain.
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(from thefreedictionary.com ) the proclamation made by the second American Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, which asserted the freedom and independence of the 13 Colonies from Great Britain
At the Second Continental Congress, the debate centered on the question of whether to seek reconciliation with Britain or to declare independence. Delegates discussed the growing frustrations with British rule, particularly over issues like taxation without representation and military aggression. While some, like John Adams, advocated for independence, others hoped for a peaceful resolution, reflecting a divided sentiment among the colonies. Ultimately, the discussions led to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
The members of the Second Continental Congress were a less cautious bunch than the delegates to the First CC. Militants had taken many of the conservative places. Fighting had started and the Second Continental Congress agreed to appoint George Washington as commander of the colonial troops around Boston. He would become Commander of all the continental forces. Not yet ready to declare independence, they issued a "Declaration of the Cause and Necessity of Taking up Arms" in 1775. By June, it appeared that independence was gaining popularity and Richard Henry Lee of Virginia introduced the resolution for independence from Great Britain. The Congress appointed a committee to form the Declaration of Independence, with most of the work done by Thomas Jefferson. The Congress then adopted the Declaration, acted as the government for the colonies during the war, raised an army and navy, approved the creation of the Articles of Confederation, and negotiated the peace with Great Britain
John Dickinson, a Founding Father, called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for Independence from Britain.
Richard Henry Lee was a delgate from Virginia to the Second Continental Congress. He proposed a resolution that America declare its independence from Great Britain. On July 2, 1772, the Second continental Congrees adopted that resolution and 2 days later adopted the final form of the Declaration of Independence.
was from Virginia and was among the first in the Continental Congress to call for the complete independence from Great Britain.
On July 2nd, the Second Continental Congress approved a movement for independence from Britain. This congress would later adopt the Declaration of Independence.
The Second Continental Congress produced the Declaration of Independence.
Richard Lee
The Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence because they wanted colonists to be on the side of America. They also wanted encourage foreign nations to help them gain their independence from Britain.
The Second Continental Congress formally adopted the resolution for independence from Great Britain on July 2, 1776. On July 4, 1776, Congress approved the final text of the Declaration of Independence. It wasn't signed until August 2, 1776.
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John Adams
The Second Continental Congress wrote the Declaration of Independence to declare the colonies freedom from Great Britain. The document was signed on July 4, 1776.
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