. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... y in March, 1776,Congress granted let-ters of marque and re-prisal against Britishcommerce, and some-what later sent SilasDeane as its commis-sioner to France toseek assistance fromthat country. In Mayit had formally recom-mended the colonicsto disregard the ro\algovernments andadopt systems suitedto their needs, and inharmony with thechangedstate of all men it was evi-dent that a formal re-nunciation of allegi-ance to Great Britainand the asserti
. Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ... y in March, 1776,Congress granted let-ters of marque and re-prisal against Britishcommerce, and some-what later sent SilasDeane as its commis-sioner to France toseek assistance fromthat country. In Mayit had formally recom-mended the colonicsto disregard the ro\algovernments andadopt systems suitedto their needs, and inharmony with thechangedstate of all men it was evi-dent that a formal re-nunciation of allegi-ance to Great Britainand the assertion oftheir independence bythe colonies was mere-ly a question of time. independence hall, Philadelphia. It was, therefore, a surprise to no one when lution. On the seventh of June Richard the first definite action looking towards inde- Henry Lee, of Virginia, offered a resolution pendence was taken. On the fifteenth of in Congress, that the united colonies are, May, 1776, the general assembly of Virginia and ought to be, free and independent instructed the delegates of that colony in States, and that their political connection 25 ^. 386 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. with Great Britain is, and ought to be, dis-solved. The resolution was seconded by JohnAdams, of Massachusetts, and was debatedwith great earnestness. It was adopted bya bare majority of one—seven colonies votingfor it, and six against it. In accordance withthe resolution, a committee was appointed todraw up a declaration of independence, and,in order that the delegates might have anOpportunity to ascertain the wishes of theirconstituents, the consideration of the subject? IS postponed until the first of July. Two with a few verbal alterations, was adoptedby the committee as it came from his reviewed in a clear and comprehensivemanner the cause which had impelled thecolonies to take up arms for the defence oftheir liberties, and which now induced themto sever the ties that bound them to GreatBritain. The declar
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