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.
John Dickinson, a Founding Father, called for a resolution in the Second Continental Congress for Independence from Britain.
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On February 19, 1803, President Jefferson signed an act of Congress that approved Ohio's boundaries and constitution. However, Congress had never passed a resolution formally admitting Ohio as the 17th state. The current custom of Congress declaring an official date of statehood did not begin until 1812, with Louisiana's admission as the 18th state. Although no formal resolution of admission was required, when the oversight was discovered in 1953, Ohio congressman George H. Bender introduced a bill in Congress to admit Ohio to the Union retroactive to March 1, 1803.
The Virginia Plan proposed that both houses of Congress would be based on population.
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.
Richard Henry Lee
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.)
The First Continental Congress
Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee introduced the resolution calling for independence from England.
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.
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.
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Richard Henry Lee
Richard Henry Lee (1732-1794), American patriot and statesman, he led early resistance in Virginia to British rule. He introduced into the Continental Congress the resolution declaring American independence
Richard Henry Lee, who became known as "Light Horse Harry" Lee for his later service as a cavalry officer in the Continental Army. He was the father of Robert E. Lee, the Confederate General.