Yesterday, we talked about what happened on July 1, 1776 — the Continental Congress re-convened for the purpose of adopting the Lee Resolution for independence. They didn’t actually get down to business until the following day — today’s day in history, July 2, 1776
July 2, 1776 is kind of interesting…. Lee’s resolution calling for independence was approved by 12 of the 13 colonies, making it the Continental Congress’ first vote for independence. The formal Declaration of Independence wasn’t adopted until a couple of days later.
Luckily for us, the colonists found a way to put differences aside and join together to work for a common goal. Sad to say that on this July 2, if Congress had to come together for that common goal of independence, we’d probably all be driving on the left side of the road….
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