Delegates from Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, and New York were still not yet authorized to vote for independence, however, and some of them threatened to leave Congress if the resolution were adopted.
Os representantes de Pensilvania, Delaware, Nova Jersey, Maryland e Nova York non estaban aínda autorizados a votar a favor da independencia, polo que algúns deles ameazaron con abandonar a sesión se de aprobaba a resolución.