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First colony to authorize independence
1776
Halifax Resolves: First Official Call for Independence
1776
Fourth Provincial Congress Convenes in Halifax
1776
North Carolina Adopts Its First Constitution

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On April 12, 1776, the Fourth Provincial Congress of North Carolina, meeting in Halifax, passed the Halifax Resolves — the first official action by an American colony authorizing independence.

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Eight Weeks Before Philadelphia

On April 12, 1776, the town of Halifax, North Carolina had fewer than a thousand residents. Most people in Britain had never heard of it. Most people in the other colonies hadn't either. But the Fourt...

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