Caesar Rodney (1728-1784) was the signer from Dover in Delaware.
The state (colony) of Delaware had three voting delegates to the Second Continental Congress : Thomas McKean, George Read, and Caesar Rodney. McKean and Rodney voted for the Declaration, Read voted against. So by a 2-1 majority, Delaware apppoved the Declaration, and all three signed the document.
i researched that 12 out of the 13 colonies voted yes to the Declaration of Independence
people voted to sign the declarative of independence
On July 2nd, the Second Continental Congress approved a movement for independence from Britain. This congress would later adopt the Declaration of Independence.
The Declaration of Independence was adopted on July 4, 1776. This was after 12 colonies voted in favor of the motion for independence which was proposed by Richard Henry Lee.
The Second Continental Congress
Written primarily by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration is a formal explanation of why Congress had voted on July 2 to declare independence from Great Britain...
the united states voted for independence
the united states voted for independence
It was signed July 1775, but not ratified until October 1775.
On June 2,1776ANSWER:Independence was declared when the Second Continental Congress, voted, passed, and adopted the Declaration of Independence. This was on July 4, 1776.
NEW ANSWER:The Declaration of Independence was voted on, passed, and was adopted by the Second Continental Congress, on July 4, 1776.
It was NOT the Declaration of Independence they met to revise, but the Articles of Confederation. They were supposed to modify the Confederation; instead they came up with an entirely new government, described in the Constitution.oh gosh thank you