Independence

Mecklenburg Resloves The committee of Safety in Mecklenburg County went beyond the limit in going against the British attacks. The leders of Mecklenburg met at Queen's Acadamy to talk about current events. The committee announced a series of statements that have been called the Mecklenburg Resolves. The resloves said that because of British agressiveness, "the kings commisions" were "null and void." The leaders were directed to choose new leaders themselves. Mecklenburg residents counted their "years of liberty" from 1775 and what became the "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independance." It was signed on May 20, 1775, and is now dated on the North Carolina Flag.

Halifax Resolves There was no peacful way to settle the British attemps to invade the province of North Carolina. In April of 1776, the Provincial Congress decided that all of the Provience should follow the Mecklenburg Resolve. On April 20, 1776, the Provincial Congress approved the Halifax Resolve, which created feelings about liberty and freedom that North Carolininans had been talking about for years. The delagates in Philadelphia to join other colonies in seeking independence. North Carolina was the first of the thirteen colonies to declare it's independence. April 20, 1776 is also dated on the North Carolina Flag.