In April 1776 the Provincial Congress, wrote that the whole province should follow the example of Mecklenburg County. " Independence seems to be the word" April 12,1776 , the Provincial Congress passed the Halifax Resolves, which put all the feelings about liberty and freedom that North Carolinians had been talking about having for the past few years. The Resolves also authorized the delegates in Philadelphia to join other colonies in looking for independence. North Carolina later became the first of the thirteen colonies to endorse the independence movement. July 1776, William Hooper, Joseph Hews, and John Penn were the three North Carolinians who signed the Declaration of Independence. After several months, the great document was read publicly in every courthouse in North Carolina. William Hooper 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Halifax Resolves
In April 1776 the Provincial Congress, wrote that the whole province should follow the example of Mecklenburg County. " Independence seems to be the word" April 12,1776 , the Provincial Congress passed the Halifax Resolves, which put all the feelings about liberty and freedom that North Carolinians had been talking about having for the past few years. The Resolves also authorized the delegates in Philadelphia to join other colonies in looking for independence. North Carolina later became the first of the thirteen colonies to endorse the independence movement. July 1776, William Hooper, Joseph Hews, and John Penn were the three North Carolinians who signed the Declaration of Independence. After several months, the great document was read publicly in every courthouse in North Carolina.
William Hooper 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