Lee Resolution
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The Lee Resolution was the 1776 proposal in the Second Continental Congress that called for the American colonies’ independence from Great Britain and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lee Resolution canonical | 5 |
| Lee Resolution of June 7, 1776 | 1 |
| Lee’s Resolution | 1 |
| Resolution for Independence | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T91119 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lee Resolution Context triple: [Second Continental Congress, significantEvent, Lee Resolution]
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A.
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
The Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress was a 1774 document in which American colonial delegates asserted their rights, protested British policies, and called for economic measures like non-importation to pressure Parliament.
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B.
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the Massachusetts colonists, especially Boston, for the Boston Tea Party, helping to spark the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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D.
Massachusetts colonial legislature
The Massachusetts colonial legislature was the governing body of the Province of Massachusetts Bay during the colonial era, responsible for making laws, levying taxes, and overseeing public institutions in the colony.
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E.
American Declaration of Independence
The American Declaration of Independence is the 1776 document in which the thirteen American colonies formally asserted their separation from Great Britain and articulated foundational principles of individual rights and self-government.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lee Resolution Target entity description: The Lee Resolution was the 1776 proposal in the Second Continental Congress that called for the American colonies’ independence from Great Britain and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.
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A.
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
The Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress was a 1774 document in which American colonial delegates asserted their rights, protested British policies, and called for economic measures like non-importation to pressure Parliament.
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B.
Intolerable Acts
The Intolerable Acts were a series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 to punish the Massachusetts colonists, especially Boston, for the Boston Tea Party, helping to spark the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Residence Act
The Residence Act was a 1790 law passed by the U.S. Congress that authorized the establishment of a permanent national capital along the Potomac River, leading to the creation of Washington, D.C.
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D.
Massachusetts colonial legislature
The Massachusetts colonial legislature was the governing body of the Province of Massachusetts Bay during the colonial era, responsible for making laws, levying taxes, and overseeing public institutions in the colony.
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E.
American Declaration of Independence
The American Declaration of Independence is the 1776 document in which the thirteen American colonies formally asserted their separation from Great Britain and articulated foundational principles of individual rights and self-government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
document
ⓘ
political proposal ⓘ resolution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lee’s Resolution
ⓘ
linked to:
Lee Resolution
Resolution for Independence ⓘ
linked to:
Lee Resolution
|
| appliesTo | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| callsFor |
forming foreign alliances
ⓘ
independence of the American colonies ⓘ preparing a plan of confederation ⓘ |
| country | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1776-07-02 ⓘ |
| dateProposed | 1776-06-07 ⓘ |
| declares |
that all political connection between the colonies and Great Britain is dissolved
ⓘ
that the American colonies are free and independent states ⓘ |
| followedBy |
appointment of committee to draft Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
appointment of committee to prepare a plan of treaties ⓘ appointment of committee to prepare articles of confederation ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Richard Henry Lee ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
clause on confederation
ⓘ
clause on foreign alliances ⓘ clause on independence ⓘ |
| hasDate |
1776-06-07
ⓘ
1776-07-02 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Revolution
ⓘ
linked to:
American Revolutionary era
|
| influenced |
Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
linked to:
American Declaration of Independence
|
| introducedOnBehalfOf | Virginia Convention ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Continental Congress
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Continental Congress
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| locationAdopted |
Independence Hall
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American independence
ⓘ
separation from Great Britain ⓘ |
| opposedTo | British rule over the American colonies ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Revolutionary period
ⓘ
linked to:
American Revolutionary era
|
| pavedWayFor |
Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
linked to:
American Declaration of Independence
|
| preceded |
Declaration of Independence
ⓘ
linked to:
American Declaration of Independence
|
| proposedBy | Richard Henry Lee ⓘ |
| proposedIn | Second Continental Congress ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Virginia Convention instructions of 1776
ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia Declaration of Rights
|
| resultedIn | formal vote for independence by the Continental Congress ⓘ |
| significance |
formal congressional call for American independence
ⓘ
legal basis for drafting the Declaration of Independence ⓘ |
| supportedBy | delegates from Virginia ⓘ |
| topic |
American colonial history
ⓘ
United States independence ⓘ |
| yearAdopted | 1776 ⓘ |
| yearProposed | 1776 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lee Resolution Description of subject: The Lee Resolution was the 1776 proposal in the Second Continental Congress that called for the American colonies’ independence from Great Britain and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lee Resolution
linked to: Lee Resolution
subject linked to:
Lee family of Virginia
linked to: Lee Resolution