. Young people's history of Virginia and Virginians . OF Virginia and Virginians 147 moved the adoption of resolutions declaring, That theseunited colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and inde-pendent States, and proposing a plan of confederationto the colonies. John Adams, of Massa- , *—= chusetts, seconded the motion. The Declaration of Independence-July 4, 1776.—The debate upon so opena declaration of war lasted three days,but Lees motion finally prevailed. having returned home, Thomas Jef-ferson was chosen to draw up the neces-sary paper, and it has come down to us , , U , ,
. Young people's history of Virginia and Virginians . OF Virginia and Virginians 147 moved the adoption of resolutions declaring, That theseunited colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and inde-pendent States, and proposing a plan of confederationto the colonies. John Adams, of Massa- , *—= chusetts, seconded the motion. The Declaration of Independence-July 4, 1776.—The debate upon so opena declaration of war lasted three days,but Lees motion finally prevailed. having returned home, Thomas Jef-ferson was chosen to draw up the neces-sary paper, and it has come down to us , , U , ,,^, -r^ , RICHARD HENRY LEE through all these years as i he Declara-tion of Independence. From beginning to end it was thework of Virginia. A Virginia planter (Mason) conceived it;a Virginia lawyer (Jefferson) drafted it; and a Virginiasoldier (George Washiiigton) defended it and made it aliving realit} . Religious Controversies.—It would seem that there wasat this time trouble enough abroad to tax the energies ofevery man, but another element
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