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Article: Independence!
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- Cobblestone
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- October 1, 2005
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The morning after Richard Henry Lee's motion that the Colonies should become "free States" was made to the Second Continental Congress, the debate on independence began. It lasted for two days and was so bitter at times that several delegates threatened to leave.
On June 9, 1776, it became clear that an immediate vote would favor independence, but by the narrowest of margins. Seven colonies would vote for freedom from Britain; six would vote against it. The majority of the individual delegates from those six colonies either opposed independence or believed it should be declared later, rather than sooner.
Even the strongest supporters of independence ...
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