Event

Halifax Resolves

12 April 1776 · 1st century

The Halifax Resolves were adopted by North Carolina's Fourth Provincial Congress at Halifax on 12 April 1776. They authorised the colony's delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence from Britain, the first such official instruction by any colony. The date appears on the state flag of North Carolina.

Halifax Resolves
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Province of North Carolina

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Halifax Resolves. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/halifax-resolves
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“Halifax Resolves.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/halifax-resolves. Accessed .
Chicago
The Epoch Institute. “Halifax Resolves.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/halifax-resolves.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Halifax Resolves’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/halifax-resolves (Accessed: ).

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