Second North Carolina Provincial Congress
| Second North Carolina Provincial Congress (1775) | |||||
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| Legislative body | North Carolina Provincial Congress | ||||
| Jurisdiction | North Carolina, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | New Bern, North Carolina | ||||
| Term | 1775 | ||||
| Members | 107 Delegates (33 counties, 3 not represented; 9 towns/districts) | ||||
| President | John Harvey | ||||
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The Second North Carolina Provincial Congress was the second extra-legal unicameral body of the North Carolina Provincial Congress that met beginning in 1774. They were modeled after the colonial lower house (House of Commons). These congresses created a government structure, issued bills of credit to pay for the movement, and organized an army for defense, in preparation for the state of North Carolina. These congresses paved the way for the first meeting of the North Carolina General Assembly on April 7, 1777 in New Bern, North Carolina.[1] The second Congress met in New Bern from April 3 to April 7, 1775.[1][2][3][4]
Legislation
[edit]The second congress met at New Bern, from April 3 to 7, 1775. John Harvey served as moderator. The congress met at the same place and almost the same time as the Province of North Carolina General Assembly of 1775 and had almost exactly the same membership (61 of the 107 delegates attended both). This infuriated the royal governor Josiah Martin, who dissolved the colonial legislature on April 8 and never called another. This congress approved the Continental Association, an economic boycott of Great Britain authorized by the First Continental Congress. Just after this congress met, news reached North Carolina about the Battle of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. Following this news, Governor Josiah Martin fled and this ended the royal government in the Province. The first military action occurred on July 18 when patriots burned Fort Johnston, where Governor Martin had transferred his headquarters.[5][4]
Delegates
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Butler, Lindley (2006). Powell, William Stevens (ed.). Encyclopedia of North Carolina, Provincial Congresses. University of North Carolina Press. pp. 917–918. ISBN 0807830712.
- ^ "State Library of North Carolina. Information page for Tryon Palace". Archived from the original on 2008-05-03.
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "2nd Provincial Congress". Carolina.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ a b Connor, Robert Diggs Wimberly, ed. (1913). A Manual of North Carolina Issued by the North Carolina Historical Commission for the Use of Members of the General Assembly Session 1913. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "Members of the 2nd Provincial Congress". The American Revolution in North Carolina. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Powell, William S. (1996). "James White". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Malone, E. T. Jr. (1988). "Green Hill, Jr". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ Powell, William S. (1988). "Thomas Jones". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Watson, Alan D. (1979). "Richard Cogdell". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Ingram, Charles M. (1986). "William Dickson". NCPEDIA. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- ^ Lewis, J.D. "William Brown". Carolana.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
