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Halifax Resolves

On April 12,1776, the Provincial Congress passed the Halifax Resolves, which together all the feelings about liberty and freedom that North Carolinas had been discussing for years. this is the second date on the state flag.The resolve authorized the delagates in Philadelphia to join other coloines in seeking inpdependence. North Carolina became the first of the thirteen colonies to endorse the independence movement. Later, in July1776,William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, and John Penn were the three North Carolinaiana who signed the Declaration of Independence. Within mouths, the great document was read publicly in front of every courthouse in Norht Carolina.