The Declaration Begins–June 11, 1776
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After temporarily tabling the Lee Resolution, which called for our independence from Great Britain, the Second Continental Congress identified its Declaration Committee. Five men were chosen to articulate why we were asking King George to go screw himself in the politest possible terms. While the Committee involved five men—John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Roger […] The post The Declaration Begins–June 11, 1776 appeared first on 250 and Counting.
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