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1776 resolution adopted by North Carolina
The Halifax Resolves was a name later given to the resolution adopted by the North Carolina Provincial Congress on April 12, 1776. The adoption of the
Halifax_Resolves
U.S. state
as a royal colony in 1729 and was one of the Thirteen Colonies. The Halifax Resolves resolution adopted by North Carolina on April 12, 1776, was the first
North_Carolina
Town in North Carolina, United States
adoption of the Halifax Resolves, which was the first official action by a colony calling for independence. Halifax is also home to the Halifax Historic District
Halifax,_North_Carolina
Statement by the First Continental Congress
produced five resolves, one of which was the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress: The entire text of Declaration and Resolves can be read
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress
Declaration_and_Resolves_of_the_First_Continental_Congress
Massachusetts revolutionary declaration
Mecklenburg Resolves and the Tryon Resolves in 1775 and at least 90 other documents favoring independence in the spring of 1776, but the resolves from the
Suffolk_Resolves
List of statements adopted at Charlotte, in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
about a year before the Halifax Resolves were passed by the Fourth North Carolina Provincial Congress. The Mecklenburg Resolves document was created by
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a wider military such as the War in Afghanistan or Operation Inherent Resolve, but should not be included as conflicts among these articles. These conflicts
Lists of wars involving the United States
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British colonies forming the United States
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Thirteen_Colonies
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Tourism_in_the_United_States
Agreement ending the American Revolutionary War
without a clear northern boundary, which resulted in a territorial dispute resolved by the Treaty of Madrid in 1795. Spain also received the island of Menorca
Treaty_of_Paris_(1783)
British military officer (1741–1801)
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Benedict_Arnold
Scottish-born naval officer (1747–1792)
Carolina that he adopted the name "Jones" in honor of Willie Jones of Halifax, North Carolina. Jones courted Dorothea Spotswood Dandridge, the future
John_Paul_Jones
Battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle_of_Kings_Mountain
1776 American national founding document
formal written instructions for Congressional delegations, such as the Halifax Resolves of April 12, with which North Carolina became the first colony to explicitly
United States Declaration of Independence
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Founding of the United States
In April 1776, the North Carolina Provincial Congress issued the Halifax Resolves explicitly authorizing its delegates to vote for independence. By June
American_Revolution
American Founding Father (1755–1804)
Senate in 1795 by exactly the required two-thirds majority. The treaty resolved issues remaining from the Revolution, averted war, and made possible ten
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County in North Carolina, United States
the North Carolina Provincial Congress met in Halifax and passed a resolution known as the Halifax Resolves. The first resolution of its kind, the document
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Constituent polity of the United States
indispensable; fourth, any fair doubt as to the existence of power is resolved by the courts against the corporation—against the existence of the powers
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U.S. Founding Father, president from 1789 to 1797
relations with Britain while removing them from western forts, and also to resolve financial debts remaining from the Revolution. Chief Justice John Jay represented
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Head of state and government of the United States
states, set for September 1786 in Annapolis, Maryland, with an aim toward resolving further-reaching interstate commercial antagonisms. When the convention
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Leaders in the formation of the United States
of the Suffolk Resolves, which had just been approved at a town meeting in Milton, Massachusetts. Joseph Warren, chairman of the Resolves drafting committee
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1781 siege of the American Revolutionary War
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Prussian military officer (1730–1794)
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48 states of the US apart from Alaska and Hawaii
state, so the term is qualified with the explicit inclusion of Alaska to resolve any ambiguity. On May 14, 1959, the United States Board on Geographic Names
Contiguous_United_States
1776 formal assertion of American independence from Britain
Confederation and Perpetual Union for ratification by the individual States. Halifax Resolves, the first colonial government resolution calling for the nation's
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Mountain with U.S. presidential sculptures
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Political party in the United States
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French military officer and politician (1757–1834)
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Maritime law enforcement and rescue service branch of the U.S. military
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Maritime service branch of the U.S. military
power, was a foolish undertaking. Commander in Chief George Washington resolved the debate when he commissioned the ocean-going schooner USS Hannah to
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National personification of the United States
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Uncle_Sam
1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Mountain range in eastern North America
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Part of the American Revolutionary War
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British-born American army officer (1732–1782)
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Charles_Lee_(general)
Historical legislature of the province of North Carolina
presented the Halifax Resolves to the Continental Congress on May 27, the same day that Virginia delegates presented similar resolves. The Fifth and
North Carolina Provincial Congress
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U.S. federal executive department
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United States Department of Justice
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First constitution of the United States from 1781 to 1789
the colonies independent; at the same time, he also urged Congress to resolve "to take the most effectual measures for forming foreign Alliances" and
Articles_of_Confederation
1812–1815 conflict in North America
to cross the Atlantic. On 28 June 1812, HMS Colibri was dispatched from Halifax to New York under a flag of truce. She anchored off Sandy Hook on July
War_of_1812
National anthem of the United States
(1977), Fad air falbh às Innse Gall, Lawson Graphics Atlantic Limited. Halifax, Nova Scotia. p. 321. Christopher M. Brunelle, Third Verse in Latin, 1999
The_Star-Spangled_Banner
Collective term for US federal intelligence and security agencies
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United States Intelligence Community
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Bicameral legislature of the United States
on matters such as parliamentary procedure, and helps the two chambers resolve disagreements. It has been called the "House's think tank" and has a staff
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Upper house of the US Congress
pass the same version of the bill; if there are differences, they may be resolved by sending amendments back and forth or by a conference committee, which
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U.S. government holidays
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Federal holidays in the United States
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Female national personification of the United States
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U.S. state
it Canada's principal winter port, until the aggressive development of Halifax, Nova Scotia in the mid-20th century. In 2013, 12,039,600 short tons passed
Maine
Purported and unproven colonial declaration of independence document
authentic document known as the Mecklenburg Resolves, an argument first made by Peter Force. The Resolves, a set of radical resolutions passed on May
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
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First ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
to support adding a bill of rights, and even served as its author. He resolved the dilemma mentioned in Item 2 above by including the 9th Amendment, which
United_States_Bill_of_Rights
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Geography of the United States
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Principal advisory body to the president
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Cabinet_of_the_United_States
American Continental Army winter encampment site, 1777–1778
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Valley_Forge
Ethnic cleansing in the United States
attacks on frontier towns in the Mohawk Valley region of New York. To resolve this issue, George Washington ordered the Continental Army, under the command
Native American genocide in the United States
Native_American_genocide_in_the_United_States
Currency of the United States
a limited extent" as money. Treasury Notes were again printed to help resolve the reduction in public revenues resulting from the Panic of 1837 and the
United_States_dollar
U.S. federal government debt (united states national debt)
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National debt of the United States
National_debt_of_the_United_States
Idea that the United States is diminishing in power
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American_decline
Dissident organization during the American Revolution
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Sons_of_Liberty
English philosopher and physician (1632–1704)
state of nature was not enough, so people established a civil society to resolve conflicts in a civil way with help from government in a state of society
John_Locke
Major river in central United States
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Missouri_River
Canonical novel that is thought to embody the essence of America
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Great_American_Novel
U.S. DoD combat support agency
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Defense_Intelligence_Agency
American army officer and politician (1727–1806)
the Austrian Succession. He arrived in the newly founded port town of Halifax, Nova Scotia under Edward Cornwallis and was later promoted to captain
Horatio_Gates
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Languages of the United States
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Federal capital district of the United States
to present-day Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, Congress resolved to consider a new location for it. The following day, Elbridge Gerry of
Washington,_D.C.
Lower house of the U.S. Congress
pass the same version of the bill. If there are differences, they may be resolved by a conference committee, which includes members of both bodies. The president
United States House of Representatives
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1920s period of sustained economic prosperity in Western Europe and North America
the games worked in conjunction with an annual Balkan Conference, which resolved issues between these often-feuding nations. The results were quite successful;
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Major mountain range in western North America
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Rocky_Mountains
1898 conflict between Spain and the United States
strong antiwar consensus of the business community, and strengthened his resolve to use diplomacy and negotiation rather than brute force to end the Spanish
Spanish–American_War
Proposals to admit a new state into the United States
(Autumn 1996). "The Treason of the Merchants: Dissent and Repression in Halifax in the Era of the American Revolution". Acadiensis. 26 (1): 52–70. Francis
51st_state
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List of states and territories of the United States
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Central banking system of the US
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Federal_Reserve
1775–1781 convention of the Thirteen Colonies
secured diplomatic recognition and support from foreign nations, and resolved state land claims west of the Appalachian Mountains. Many of the delegates
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Official government emblem of the U.S. state of North Carolina
proposed adding the date April 12, 1776 onto the seal, the date of the Halifax Resolves. This proposal was approved by the state legislature and is the current
Seal_of_North_Carolina
1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine
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Common_Sense
American farmer, military officer and politician (1738–1789)
August 1776, Allen and other prisoners were temporarily put ashore in Halifax, owing to extremely poor conditions aboard ship; due to food scarcity,
Ethan_Allen
United States voting pattern
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Red_states_and_blue_states
Mohawk leader (1742–1807)
"all the settlers are in a kind of vassalage to him [Brant]". The issue resolved itself later that year when during the distribution of presents from the
Joseph_Brant
U.S. federal law enforcement agency
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
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1898 insurrection and massacre in North Carolina, US
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Wilmington_massacre
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Colonial history of the United States
Colonial_history_of_the_United_States
Colonial army during the American Revolutionary War
negotiated an uneventful abandonment of the city and relocated their forces to Halifax in Canada. Washington relocated his army to New York. For the next five
Continental_Army
Idea of the United States as unique nation
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American_exceptionalism
Second-highest constitutional office in the United States
Votes: How the Constitution Empowers Congress—and Not the Vice President—to Resolve Electoral Disputes". American Enterprise Institute. Archived from the original
Vice President of the United States
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U.S. signals intelligence organization
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National_Security_Agency
Hanna's Town Resolves are unknown. A copy of the text was published in The Pennsylvania Gazette in August 1775. In the Hanna's Town Resolves, the citizens
Hanna's_town_resolves
1776 surprise attack against Hessian forces
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George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River
George_Washington's_crossing_of_the_Delaware_River
One of the four census regions of the US
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Southern_United_States
American military officer and planter (1742–1786)
that there was a dispute about the land. The claim to the title was not resolved, and the money was never paid. Meanwhile, from 1789 to 1840, the plantation
Nathanael_Greene
1781 naval battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Battle_of_the_Chesapeake
Era of US history from the 1870s to the late 1890s
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Gilded_Age
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Pornography in the United States
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Region in the Northeastern United States
Sailing regattas include the Newport Bermuda Race, the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, and the Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race. The New York Times
New_England
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Combined military forces of the United States
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United_States_Armed_Forces
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Public holidays in the United States
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Democratic backsliding in the United States
Democratic_backsliding_in_the_United_States
Variety of English language
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Country primarily in North America
British government that taxed them. To demonstrate their dissatisfaction and resolve, the First Continental Congress met in 1774 and passed the Continental
United_States
Literary movement
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Beat_Generation
Campaign in the American Revolutionary War
General Howe, rather than moving against New York, withdrew his army to Halifax in Nova Scotia, and regrouped while transports full of British troops,
New York and New Jersey campaign
New_York_and_New_Jersey_campaign
provide greater efficiency by centralizing command and resources and to resolve jurisdictional problems, often in communities experiencing rapid population
Law enforcement in the United States
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HALIFAX RESOLVES
HALIFAX RESOLVES
Girl/Female
Indian
Gentle, Patient
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Swahili
Successor; Viceroy; Caliph
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Last; Previous
Girl/Female
Muslim
Gentle. Patient. Mild. Humane.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Caliph. Successor.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Successor, Caliph
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Wise
Girl/Female
Indian
Previous
Female
Polish
 Polish form of Russian Galina, HALINA means "calm, tranquil." Compare with another form of Halina.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Lover
Female
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name HALIA means "remembrance of a loved one."
Female
Hawaiian
 Hawaiian name HALINA means "resemblance." Compare with another form of Halina.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Previous
Girl/Female
Muslim
True believer.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Successor; Caliph
Boy/Male
Muslim
Successor, Viceroy, Caliph
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
True Believer; Upright
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Upright; Name of Al-numan Ibn Thabit; The Great Jurist of Al-kufah
Boy/Male
Indian
Lover
Girl/Female
Muslim
Gentle, Patient
HALIFAX RESOLVES
HALIFAX RESOLVES
Boy/Male
Indian
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Full of Power
Boy/Male
Hindu
Light, The ever new light, New lamp, The sweet smell of a pack of fundip mixed with a new flame
Girl/Female
American, British, English, French, German
Truthful; Variation of Alice; Noble
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Muirgen, MUIRENN means "born of the sea."
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Bright
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada
Truthful
Boy/Male
Arabic, German, Hindu, Indian, Muslim
High Standing; Dignity; Exaltation; Eminence; Development
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Deis.English
Americanized spelling of German Deis.English : probably a variant of Dice or Dye.
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Happiest Face
HALIFAX RESOLVES
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n.
One who resolves religion into prayer.
n.
That which resolves; as, a solvent of mystery.
n.
One who resolves, or formal a firm purpose.