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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
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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
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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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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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
Mecklenburg_Resolves
British colonies forming the United States
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Thirteen_Colonies
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)
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
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British military officer (1741–1801)
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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
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Battle of the American Revolutionary War
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1781 siege of the American Revolutionary War
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British-born American army officer (1732–1782)
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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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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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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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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
U.S._state
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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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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Mountain with U.S. presidential sculptures
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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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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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Idea that the United States is diminishing in power
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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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Prussian military officer (1730–1794)
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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
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French military officer and politician (1757–1834)
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Mountain range in eastern North America
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U.S. federal executive department
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United States Department of Justice
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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
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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
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Maritime law enforcement and rescue service branch of the U.S. military
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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
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1778 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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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
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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
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National ethos of the United States
values of all parties in the expectation that the American Dream will resolve many difficulties and conflicts. The ethos today implies an opportunity
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American Continental Army winter encampment site, 1777–1778
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Part of the American Revolutionary War
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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
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Canonical novel that is thought to embody the essence of America
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Geography of the United States
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Name used for the Thirteen Colonies
on July 2, 1776, it referred to the United Colonies, reading in part: Resolved, that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent
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Female national personification of the United States
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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
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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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Collective term for US federal intelligence and security agencies
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Colonial history of the United States
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U.S. state
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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
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U.S. DoD combat support agency
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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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Central banking system of the US
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1781 battle of the American Revolutionary War
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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
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
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1781 battle of the American Revolutionary War
and recruit Tories. Though Greene's army enjoyed an abundance of food in Halifax County, Virginia, Cornwallis found a "scarcity of provisions," resorted
Battle of Guilford Court House
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Prime Minister of Great Britain (1765–1766; 1782)
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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
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Principal advisory body to the president
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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
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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
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1898 insurrection and massacre in North Carolina, US
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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
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1781 naval battle of the American Revolutionary War
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Democratic backsliding in the United States
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1776 pamphlet by Thomas Paine
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American military officer and landowner (1718–1790)
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Era of US history from the 1870s to the late 1890s
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Literary movement
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Federal law enforcement agency
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Major river in central United States
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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,
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United States voting pattern
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Dissident organization during the American Revolution
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1777, the Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution which stated: "Resolved, That the flag of the thirteen United States be thirteen stripes, alternate
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(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
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U.S. federal law enforcement agency
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U.S. signals intelligence organization
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Flat expanse in western North America
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American Founding Father (1750–1806)
battery's position over Boston harbor led the British to evacuate Boston for Halifax, Nova Scotia. With the siege ended, Knox undertook the improvement of defenses
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Military campaign following the September 11 attacks
have emphasized the importance of negotiations and political solutions to resolve the underlying roots of the crises. Starting in 2025, Operation Southern
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HALIFAX RESOLVES
HALIFAX RESOLVES
Girl/Female
Muslim
Gentle, Patient
Boy/Male
Muslim
Lover
Girl/Female
Indian
Gentle, Patient
Boy/Male
Muslim
Successor, Caliph
Girl/Female
Muslim
True believer.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Last; Previous
Girl/Female
Muslim
Gentle. Patient. Mild. Humane.
Girl/Female
Indian
Previous
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Wise
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Successor; Caliph
Boy/Male
African, Arabic, Swahili
Successor; Viceroy; Caliph
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Upright; Name of Al-numan Ibn Thabit; The Great Jurist of Al-kufah
Girl/Female
Muslim
Previous
Female
Hawaiian
Hawaiian name HALIA means "remembrance of a loved one."
Female
Hawaiian
 Hawaiian name HALINA means "resemblance." Compare with another form of Halina.
Boy/Male
Indian
Lover
Female
Polish
 Polish form of Russian Galina, HALINA means "calm, tranquil." Compare with another form of Halina.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
True Believer; Upright
Boy/Male
Muslim
Caliph. Successor.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Successor, Viceroy, Caliph
HALIFAX RESOLVES
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Artistic or Goddess Parvati
Girl/Female
Tamil
Principled, Moral person, Virtuous
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sinadévi | ஸீநாதேவீ
Boy/Male
Tamil
Shiveshvar | ஷிவேஷà¯à®µà®°
God of welfare
Girl/Female
Latin English
Firm of purpose. Constancy, from the Latin Constantia.
Male
Portuguese
Portuguese form of Latin Eligius, ELOI means "to choose."
Female
Irish
Variant spelling of Irish Gaelic Fionnghuala, FINNGUALA means "white shoulder."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Bird; Lion
Boy/Male
Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Telugu
All Upon God; Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
British, English
Elf Power
HALIFAX RESOLVES
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HALIFAX RESOLVES
n.
One who resolves, or formal a firm purpose.
n.
That which resolves; as, a solvent of mystery.
n.
One who resolves religion into prayer.