The Lee Resolution

Описание: On June 7, 1776, acting on instruction from the 5th Virginia Convention, Richard Henry Lee of Stratford Hall and Chantilly stood in Congress and offered an earth-shaking resolution proposing independence from Great Britain. Watch to learn more about the Lee Resolution, which was adopted by Congress on July 2, 1776, two days before the Declaration of Independence incorporating the Lee Resolution and explaining the reasons for it was adopted.

We are pleased to share the third video in our three-part series on the Lees and the journey to independence, written and recorded by Dr. Gordon Blaine Steffey, and made possible with support from Americana Corner’s Preserving America Grant program and the Comegys Bight Charitable Foundation.