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Author of the Lee Resolution
About Richard Henry Lee
On June 7, 1776, in the sweltering heat of Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania State House, a delegate from Virginia rose and delivered six concise, unadorned sentences that would fracture the British Empire. That man did not pen the Declaration of Independence, but he forced its creation. His resolution declared the colonies 'free and independent states,' severed all allegiance to the Crown, and directed Congress to prepare a formal declaration and seek foreign alliances. Unlike Jefferson’s lyrical prose or Adams’s fiery rhetoric, Lee’s contribution was surgical: legal, procedural, and irrevocable. He drafted no grand treatise, yet his motion, seconded by John Adams and debated over three days, transformed colonial grievance into revolutionary mandate. A planter, lawyer, and lifelong Virginian, he distrusted centralized power even as he demanded national sovereignty, later opposing the Constitution until the Bill of Rights was promised. His voice was not that of the pamphleteer or philosopher, but of the legislator who knew that independence began not with ink, but with a vote.
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- “What convinced you to propose independence in June 1776, when many delegates still sought reconciliation?”
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- “What role did your brother Arthur Lee play in securing French support before your resolution?”