Adoption of the Resolution Calling for Independence from England; Scope and content: This document records the July 2, 1776, vote in which the Continental Congress agreed to independence. The words of the resolution, originally proposed by Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee, are echoed in the Declaration of Independence. General notes: Exhibit History: American Originals, December 1995 - December 1996, National Archives Rotunda, Washngton, DC, Exhibit No. Formation of the Union, 1970 - , National Archives Rotunda, Washington, DC. Formation of the Union, 1952- , National Archives R
Adoption of the Resolution Calling for Independence from England; Scope and content: This document records the July 2, 1776, vote in which the Continental Congress agreed to independence. The words of the resolution, originally proposed by Virginia delegate Richard Henry Lee, are echoed in the Declaration of Independence. General notes: Exhibit History: American Originals, December 1995 - December 1996, National Archives Rotunda, Washngton, DC, Exhibit No. Formation of the Union, 1970 - , National Archives Rotunda, Washington, DC. Formation of the Union, 1952- , National Archives Rotunda, Washington, DC.
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