Who was the first person at the continental congress in june 1776 to suggest that the colonists become free and independent states?

really and truely i dont know sorry

answer; i believe that the correct answer is,lies(political rhetoric);

b. the passage of the equal rights amendment  

explanation:

this mean that anything that someone else could do they could do

it was on the rise and doing very well and would continue to do well until the great depression from 1929-1939