Some were formal written instructions for Congressional delegations, such as the Halifax Resolves of April 12, with which North Carolina became the first colony to explicitly authorize its delegates to vote for independence.
Nalgúns casos tratábase de instrucións formais para os delegados, como, por exemplo, as Resolucións de Halifax, do 12 de abril, coas que Carolina do Norte se converteu no primeiro estado en autorizar o voto a favor da independencia.