Second North Carolina Provincial Congress

Second North Carolina Provincial Congress (1775)
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Overview
Legislative bodyNorth Carolina Provincial Congress
JurisdictionNorth Carolina, United States
Meeting placeNew Bern, North Carolina
Term1775
Members107 Delegates (33 counties, 3 not represented; 9 towns/districts)
PresidentJohn Harvey
Sessions
1stApril 3, 1775 – April 7, 1775

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]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "State Library of North Carolina. Information page for Tryon Palace". Archived from the original on 2008-05-03.
  3. ^ Lewis, J.D. "2nd Provincial Congress". Carolina.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  4. ^ 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.