Independence

= ﻿MECKLENBURG AND HALIFAX RESOLVES =

SUMMARY
The Mecklenburg and Halifax resolves had the same goal: Independence. Both were protests to the way that the thirteen colonies were being treated. The Mecklenburg resolves were basically Mecklenburg's Committee of Safety deciding to elect their own leaders. This left them free from British authority. The Halifax resolves took the ideas that North Carolinians had for freedom and put all of them together. It helped America get even closer to Independence. Both dates are on the NC State Flag.

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=﻿ ﻿DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE =

SUMMARY
The declaration of independence was written by Thomas Jefferson and it was signed by most delegates on July 19 1776. In this document, the colonies declared themselves free from Great Britain. It states that people have the ability to be politically independent and can abrogate a government that fails to follow its own principals. It also says that King George was unfit to rule the country and that they should make a government of their own. The idea of the declaration was that all men are created equal so they should have the right to be free.

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