But he had already drawn up a remarkable paper called _A Summary View of the Rights of British America._ The others asked him to write out a declaration.

He sat down without book or notes of any kind, and wrote out the Great Declaration in almost the same form in which it now stands.

The other members of the committee proposed a few changes, and then reported the declaration to Congress.

There was a fierce debate in Congress over the adoption of the Virginia resolution for independence.
But finally it was adopted.

Congress then examined the Declaration of Independence as reported by the committee.