Halifax Resolves

Target entity: Halifax Resolves
Context triple: [Halifax, North Carolina, knownFor, Halifax Resolves]

• A. Newburgh Letters
  The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
• B. Old Ironsides
  "Old Ironsides" is a famous 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that helped rally public support to preserve the historic U.S. frigate USS Constitution.
• C. Action at the North Bridge
  Action at the North Bridge is a pivotal early clash of the American Revolutionary War, marking one of the first organized armed resistances by colonial militia against British troops on April 19, 1775, in Concord, Massachusetts.
• D. Observations on the Act of Parliament commonly called the Boston Port-Bill
  "Observations on the Act of Parliament commonly called the Boston Port-Bill" is a 1774 political pamphlet by American patriot Josiah Quincy Jr. sharply criticizing the British closure of Boston Harbor and defending colonial rights.
• E. Portsmouth Compact
  The Portsmouth Compact is a 1638 agreement signed by settlers in what is now Portsmouth, Rhode Island, establishing a self-governing community based on principles of religious freedom and democratic rule.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Halifax Resolves
Target entity description: The Halifax Resolves were a 1776 resolution by North Carolina’s Fourth Provincial Congress authorizing its delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence from Great Britain, making it the first official colonial call for total independence.

• A. Newburgh Letters
  The Newburgh Letters are a series of anonymous 1783 writings by John Armstrong Jr. that stirred discontent among Continental Army officers and helped precipitate the Newburgh Conspiracy near the end of the American Revolutionary War.
• B. Old Ironsides
  "Old Ironsides" is a famous 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that helped rally public support to preserve the historic U.S. frigate USS Constitution.
• C. Action at the North Bridge
  Action at the North Bridge is a pivotal early clash of the American Revolutionary War, marking one of the first organized armed resistances by colonial militia against British troops on April 19, 1775, in Concord, Massachusetts.
• D. Observations on the Act of Parliament commonly called the Boston Port-Bill
  "Observations on the Act of Parliament commonly called the Boston Port-Bill" is a 1774 political pamphlet by American patriot Josiah Quincy Jr. sharply criticizing the British closure of Boston Harbor and defending colonial rights.
• E. Portsmouth Compact
  The Portsmouth Compact is a 1638 agreement signed by settlers in what is now Portsmouth, Rhode Island, establishing a self-governing community based on principles of religious freedom and democratic rule.
• F. None of above. chosen