Sacred Honor Study Guide, Colony 11: North Carolina

North Carolina was shaped by people who did not fit anywhere else, and it took the first official step toward independence. The Halifax Resolves of April 1776 were the first action by any colony to authorize its delegates to vote for separation, months before Virginia's resolution reached Congress.

This guide introduces three signers, not one of them born in North Carolina. William Hooper was the Prophet of Independence, who saw separation coming before he was ready for it, and whose home the British burned. Joseph Hewes was a Quaker merchant who set himself against his own faith community to help build the Continental Navy, who commissioned John Paul Jones, and whose grave can no longer be found. John Penn taught himself law from borrowed books and came to independence early and quietly.

The Hero of Your Story moment belongs to Joseph Hewes, the man who spent himself building a navy and lies today in an unmarked grave.

INSIDE THIS GUIDE:

• The North Carolina Colony Introduction
• Profiles of William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, and John Penn
• A Primary Source Encounter in the founders' own words
• Explorer Questions (grades four through six) and Challenger Questions (grades seven through twelve)
• Vocabulary Builder, Discussion Questions, and a hands-on Activity
• A Faith Connection drawn from the colony's story
• The Hero of Your Story moment and a student reflection page

Honest history, devotional depth, and real conversation for your family or classroom. A branded navy-and-gold PDF in the Sacred Honor series.

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