Halifax Resolves adopted
- When
- April 12, 1776
- Where
- Halifax Resolves (named for Halifax; adoption site not stated in sources)
- Part of
- North Carolina Statehood
North Carolina's Provincial Congress instructed its Continental Congress delegates to vote for independence, the first such formal call among the colonies.
On April 12, 1776, the North Carolina Provincial Congress passed the Halifax Resolves, by which the colony became the first to instruct its delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence from the British Crown. The resolution is described as the first formal call for independence from Great Britain among the American colonies during the American Revolution. The state later referenced the Halifax Resolves, alongside the Mecklenburg Declaration, on an alternative "First in Freedom" license plate design.
Sources
- North Carolina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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