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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.

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Who was the delegates from Virginia who introduced the resolution for independence to the second continental congress?

Richard Henry Lee


When did the congress adopt the resolution of independence?

July 2, 1776 is when congress adopts resolution of independence.


Delegates who proposed independence?

The resolution was moved in congress by Richard Henry Lee of Virginia on instructions from that colony's legislature.


Who in the Second Continental Congress introduced the resolution calling for independence?

The resolution was offered by Richard Henry Lee, as spokesman for the Virginia delegation. (Advocates of such a resolution, esp. John Adams of Massachusetts, urged Virginia to offer the resolution as a means of garnering more support from the Southern colonies.)


Who called for a Resolution in the Second Continental Congress for Independence from Britain?

John Dickinson, a Founding Father, called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for Independence from Britain.


Who introduced the Virginia resolution to congress?

Patrick Henry


Who made the resolution for independence in the continental congress?

It was Richard Henry Lee who introduced a resolution for independence. This occurred at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. The motion was seconded by John Adams.


What do Richard Henry Lee and the Declaration of Independence and the Second Continental Congress have in common?

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.


Who introduced the resolution in June 1776?

The resolution for independence was introduced in June 1776 by Richard Henry Lee, a delegate from Virginia, during the Second Continental Congress. He proposed that the colonies should be free and independent states, leading to the eventual drafting of the Declaration of Independence. Lee's resolution was a pivotal moment in the push for American independence from British rule.


Complaints addressed in the Virginia resolution?

The First Continental Congress


In which year was the resolution of independence presented in the continental congress?

1776


Who introduced a resolution of independence in the Continental Congress?

Richard Henry Lee