Halifax Resolves

This Day In Founding Fathers History – 12 April On this day in 1776, a resolution now called the Halifax Resolves was adopted by the Fourth Provincial Congress of North Carolina. [private FP-Monthly|FP-Yearly|FP-Yearly-WLK|FP-Yearly-So76] “The Resolves directed North Carolina to declare independence, to join with other colonies in similar endeavors, and to reserve the right of North Carolina to create a Constitution. The Provincial Congress voted unanimously to adopt the resolution and […]