Congress Declares Independence
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Posted in The Goal Is Freedom on 2 July 2009
Stats: 363 views and 3 Comments What a difference a year can make. On July 6, 1775, the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia, issued the Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms. It had been drafted by a radical in Congress, Thomas Jefferson of Virginia, but revised -- "toned down," it is ...


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