In 1775, a North Carolina county declared itself independent a year before the colonies did
A full year before the United States declared independence, the citizens of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, took a bold stand by stripping the British Crown of all legal authority.
In May 1775, the Mecklenburg Resolves were adopted by a defiant committee of safety in North Carolina. This document declared that all laws derived from the King or Parliament were null and void, effectively asserting local self-governance. It was a radical move that predated the national Declaration of Independence by fourteen months.
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