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On October 25, 1774, 51 Edenton area women signed a document indicating their resolve to boycott English tea. News of the event ended up in a London newspaper on January 16, 1775. It is considered the first political protest by women in America.
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44041
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It is approximated that nearly 200,000 people lived in North Carolina in 1765. Subsistence living with some necessities dependent on mercantile trade generally shaped the life of most of the region's inhabitants.
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44040
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The Halifax Resolves was important for empowering North Carolina's delegates to the Continental Congress to work together with other colonies for declaring independence from Great Britain. The Halifax Resolves were approved on April 12, 1776. They are regarded as the first official act toward independence by any of the colonies.
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