...a resolve was passed empowering delegates in Congress to declare independence but reserving to the colony the sole and exclusive right of forming a constitution and laws for itself. This might seem to be the proper place at which to say a word respecting the famous resolves...

...delegates for this Colony in the Continental Congress be empowered to concur with the delegates of other colonies in declaring Independency, and forming foreign...Colony, and of appointing delegates from time to time ... to meet the delegates of the other Colonies for such purposes as shall be hereafter pointed out.21...

...Congress be impowered to concur with the delegates of the other Colonies in declaring Independence, and forming foreign alliances, reserving to this Colony...delegates of the other Colonies for such purposes as shall hereafter be pointed out. North Carolina was the first American colony to officially declare independence,...

...providing for alliance with other colonies "in declaring Independency," but reserving to North Carolina "the sole and exclusive right of forming a Constitution and laws for this Colony." No constitution was immediately adopted, but the Provincial Congress established a Council of Safety...

...others in Congress in declaring their independence from England and in forming a new nation but still "reserving to this Colony the sole and exclusive right...forming a Constitution and laws for this Colony." William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, and John Penn eventually signed the 4 July declaration for North Carolina....

...Congress, be empowered to concur with the delegates of the other colonies in declaring independence, and in forming foreign alliances; reserving to this colony...direction of a general representation thereof,) to meet delegates of the other colonies for such purposes as shall be hereafter pointed out." This resolution...

...proclaim independence (the first such official call by any province) and reserving to North Carolina "the sole and exclusive right of forming a Constitution and laws for this Colony." Over the ensuing weeks, the delegates hammered out two documents that were products of their colonial...

...declaring independency and declares for 0 * » independence. forming foreign alliances, reserving to the colony the sole and exclusive right of forming a constitution and laws for it." At the same time that these things were taking place, the colony of South Carolina was framing...