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The Radicals Win Out In July 1776 Deliberations
Jim Bishop narrates the Delaware influence on the Lee resolutions as Caesar Rodney arrives fatigued from a long ride to cast a pivotal vote for independence. Delegates McKean Read and others weigh the motion while Dickinson Morris consider signing. The scene unfolds with tension as the Continental Congress moves toward a unity vote on independence and confederation.
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Jim Bishop
Benjamin Harrison
Caesar Rodney
Delaware
John Hancock
Harrison
Rodney
Thomas McKean
George Read
Read
Jefferson
Tom McKean
Lincoln
Bishop
United States
Dickinson
Morris
John Dickinson
Robert Morns
Liverpool