Halifax+Resolves

= Halifax Resolves =
 * The British attempt to invade the province convinced many North Carolinians tht their conflict could not be settled peacefully. In April 1776, the Provincial Congress decided tht the whole province should follow the example of Mecklenburg County. On April 12,1776, the Provincial Congress passed the Halifax Resolves, which put together all the feelings about liberty and freedom tht North Carolinians had been discussing for years. The Resolves authorized the delegates in Philadelphia to join other colonies in seeking independence. North Carolina became the first of the thirteen colonies to endorse the independence movement. Later, in July 1776, William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, and John Penn were the three North Carolinians who signed the Declaration of Independence. Within months, the great document was read publicly in front of every courthouse in North Carolina. **