Independence

= Mecklenburg and Halifax Resolve﻿ = ==== **According to North Carolinian lore, some citizens of Mecklenburg County gathered in Charlotte on May 20, 1775 and signed a declaration of independence from Britain — the first such move in the American colonies. Robert Henry had cheered the signing of the Mecklenburg Resolves, which prodded North carolina on the road to independence.** ====

= **Declaration of Independence** = = = = = = =