“Resolved: That these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved.”
–Richard Henry Lee, June 7, 1776
Motion to the Continental Congress to declare independence from Great Britain
In June 2025 and June 2026, Delaware students will have the chance to imagine themselves into one of our nation’s most important days. Students participating in a Mock Continental Congress at Legislative Hall in Dover will engage first-hand with history, civil dialogue, parliamentary procedure, and the complex questions considered by members of the Second Continental Congress.
The Mock Continental Congress is a partnership between Delaware 250, Delaware Historical Society, Delaware First State Heritage Park, and the Biden School for Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware.
Details coming soon!
Related Topics: Biden School for Public Policy and Administration, DE250, Delaware First State Heritage Park, Delaware Historical Society, Delaware history, Students' Mock Continental Congress, University of Delaware
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