Lee Resolution
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The Lee Resolution was the 1776 proposal in the Second Continental Congress that called for the American colonies’ independence from Great Britain and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
document
→
political proposal → resolution → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lee’s Resolution
→
Resolution for Independence → |
| appliesTo |
Thirteen Colonies
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|
| callsFor |
forming foreign alliances
→
independence of the American colonies → preparing a plan of confederation → |
| country |
Thirteen Colonies
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|
| dateAdopted |
1776-07-02
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| dateProposed |
1776-06-07
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| declares |
that all political connection between the colonies and Great Britain is dissolved
→
that the American colonies are free and independent states → |
| followedBy |
appointment of committee to draft Declaration of Independence
→
appointment of committee to prepare a plan of treaties → appointment of committee to prepare articles of confederation → |
| hasAuthor |
Richard Henry Lee
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|
| hasComponent |
clause on confederation
→
clause on foreign alliances → clause on independence → |
| hasDate |
1776-06-07
→
1776-07-02 → |
| historicalPeriod |
American Revolution
→
|
| influenced |
Declaration of Independence
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|
| introducedOnBehalfOf |
Virginia Convention
→
|
| jurisdiction |
Continental Congress
→
|
| language |
English
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|
| legislativeBody |
Second Continental Congress
→
|
| locationAdopted |
Independence Hall
→
Pennsylvania → Philadelphia → |
| mainSubject |
American independence
→
separation from Great Britain → |
| opposedTo |
British rule over the American colonies
→
|
| partOf |
American Revolutionary period
→
|
| pavedWayFor |
Declaration of Independence
→
|
| preceded |
Declaration of Independence
→
|
| proposedBy |
Richard Henry Lee
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| proposedIn |
Second Continental Congress
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| relatedTo |
Virginia Convention instructions of 1776
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|
| resultedIn |
formal vote for independence by the Continental Congress
→
|
| significance |
formal congressional call for American independence
→
legal basis for drafting the Declaration of Independence → |
| supportedBy |
delegates from Virginia
→
|
| topic |
American colonial history
→
United States independence → |
| yearAdopted |
1776
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|
| yearProposed |
1776
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Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Lee Resolution
("Resolution for Independence")
→
Lee Resolution ("Lee’s Resolution") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
Richard Henry Lee
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introduced |
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Richard Henry Lee
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notableWork |
|
Second Continental Congress
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significantEvent |