Meclenburg+and+Halifax+Resolves

=Mecklenburg and Halifax Resolves=

====The Mecklenburg and Halifax Resolves are kind've the same situations. The both wanted independence. Mecklenburg was siding against the Tories ( British) because of their attacks toward them. Mecklenburg just wanted to be independent and free from the British. So, on May 20,1775 Mecklenburg residents signed the what came to be known as the "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence." Now, Halifax on the other hand wanted independence for different reasons. Simply just to make North Carolina an independent state. North Carolina became the first of all 13 colonies to endorse the independence movement. In July 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed by 3 North Carolinians who were: William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, and John Penn.====

=Declaration of Independence=

====The Declaration of Independence was a important part of North Carolina's freedom and independence. Events that led to the signing of the document was the Mecklenburg Resolves which wanted freedom from the British and the Halifax Resolves which wanted freedom for North Carolina also. All of those wishes were for-filled, but it wasn't the icing on the cake. North Carolina was the first to endorse the independence movement and in July 1776, North Carolina signed the Declaration of Independence ( Actually, three North Carolinians signed the document: William Hooper, Joseph Hewew, and John Penn).====