Halifax+Resolves

On April 12, 1776, the Provincial Congress passed the Halifax Resolves, which put together about liberty and freedom that North Carolinians had been discussing for years. (This is the second date on the state flag.) The Resolve autherized the delegates in philidelphia to join other colonies in seeking independence. North carolina became the first of the 13 colonies to endorce the independence movement. Later, in July 2776 Willian hooper,Joseph Hewe, and John penn were the three North Carolinians who sighn the Declaration of independence.