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Virginia Tells Philadelphia to Declare Independence: May 15, 1776

Richard Henry Lee of Virginia, who carried the May 15, 1776 instructions from the Virginia Convention to the Continental Congress and introduced the resolution for American independence

On May 15, 1776, the Virginia Convention voted unanimously to instruct its delegates to propose independence to the Continental Congress. Richard Henry Lee carried the motion north, and it became the resolution that launched the Declaration.

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Massachusetts Asks the Towns: May 10, 1776

The Old State House in Boston, Massachusetts, where the Declaration of Independence was first read aloud from the balcony on July 18, 1776

On May 10, 1776, the Massachusetts House of Representatives sent the question of independence back to every town meeting in the colony. Here's what happened next.

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Rhode Island Goes First: The Act of Renunciation, May 4, 1776

The Old State House in Providence, Rhode Island, where the General Assembly passed the Act of Renunciation on May 4, 1776. 19th-century engraving from "Picturesque Rhode Island."

On May 4, 1776, two months before the Declaration of Independence, Rhode Island became the first American colony to formally renounce its allegiance to King George III. Here's the story of the Act of Renunciation.

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