1. Before the Fighting

2. Committee of Correspondence
Way for the 13 colonies to keep in contact with one another prior to the war
Ability to spread information from one colony to the next

3. Common Sense Written by Thomas Paine
Used every day simple language to explain why the colonists should rebel
Convinced many to become patriots

4. Olive Branch Petition
Written during the 2nd Continental Congress as one last plea to bring peace between the British and the colonists
King rejects this too

5. Mecklenburg Resolves
May 1775 – NC drafts a document stating that all laws issued from Britain are null and void and that only colonial governments have control

6. Halifax Resolves
Gave NC delegates the right to sign a petition to separate from Great Britain
The first official action towards independence in the 13 colonies