Battle of Long Island August 27-29, 1776
by, Wendy Elkis Girnis, Class of 1977
The vote for the Declaration of Independence took place on July 2nd of 1776. All of the Colonies voted “Yes” except one. New York abstained for 9 days because they had not received instructions from their assembly on how to vote. Because of this, the first printing of the Declaration, the Dunlap Broadside,
Dunlap Broadside Copy of Declaration 
Stone Engraving of the Declaration that says Unanimous Declarationdoes not say “The Unanimous Declaration of...” Fortunately, New York returned with a “Yes” vote, making the vote for Independence unanimous. The first and largest major battle of the Revolutionary War occurred from August 27-29, 1776, in the southwest portion of Long Island, known as Brooklyn Heights.
