Episode 4 of 4
Adoption of Independence
- When
- July 2–4, 1776
- Where
- Philadelphia meeting site of the Second Continental Congress
With all thirteen colonies represented, the Congress approved the Lee Resolution on July 2, 1776, and agreed to the Declaration of Independence two days later.
Richard Henry Lee offered the independence resolution on June 7, 1776. Congress finally approved it on July 2, 1776, by which time all 13 colonies were represented, and unanimously agreed to the Declaration of Independence two days later. The union it constituted was renamed the United States of America that year.
Sources
- Second Continental Congress Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-05
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