Independence

__** ﻿ **____ Mecklenburg and Halifax Resolves __ The British attempt to invade the province conviced many North Carolinians that the conflict between each other would never be resolved peacefully. The only way for them to live in peace is for them to gain their independence. On April 26, 1776, the Provincial Congress passed the Halifax Resolves, which put together all the feelings about libery and freedom that North Carolinians had been discussing for years. North Carolina became the first of the thirteen colonies to endorse the independence movement. The British were getting out of hand with their attacks. The Committee of Safety in Mecklenburg county went farther in protesting the Aritish attacks than any other. The committee leaders took it all the way to Queen's Academy to discuss the recent events. They introduced the Mecklenburg Resolves which are a series of statements that have been collected. The resolves stated that, because of British aggression, "the king's commisions" were "null and void." Local leaders were directed to elect new leaders themselves. As cheering residents realized, this amounted to Mecklenburg being "free and independent" of British authority. Later, Mecklenburg residents counted their "years of liberty" from 1775 and what came to be called the "Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence" The date it was said to have been signed-May 20, 1775-was later included on North Carolina's stae flag. []  Halifax Resolve       []   Autographs of the Mecklenburg Resolve    __ Declaration of Independence __ __ ﻿ __ Before gaining independence, the United States of America was known as British America. The 13 original colonies were ruled by Great Britian for more than 150 years in the early 17th century. The Declaration of Independence was the documetn that declared their freedom as a legitimate nation in 1776. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. This document contains a preamble(an introductory and explanatory statement in a document that explains the documents purpose and underlying philosophy) that explains the reasons of self-government against British rules, reservation to conduct trade, foreign alliances, and necessary right to raise war. The Declaration of Independence urged people living the colonie to overturn the government under the king, George 3. America finally gained their liberty and lived in freedom because of this document. No more of the Americans being slaves to the British. the main concept of the Declaration of Independence was "All Men Are Created Equal." America was finally independent
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