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As momentum spread, the region declared its independence on Aug. 23, 1784, according to historians. So, what happened to the state of Franklin? Here’s what we know on the anniversary of its Rather than simple independence from the United States government, which was in its infant stage at this time and was ruled via the terms of the Articles of Confederation rather than the U.S. Constitution, which would come later, this new state declared its independence from the Union and from the state of North Carolina. In response to North Carolina’s cession, the three counties in August 1784 organized as the State of Franklin. Undeterred by the subsequent repeal of the cession, they issued a declaration of independence listing their grievances against the North Carolina government. They declared their independence from North Carolina and founded the State of Franklin. The movement for statehood was led by several notable figures, one of the most prominent being John Sevier. Without this extra land, Franklin’s unofficial borders encompassed 4 counties in what was then North Carolina. Today, that land is in east Tennessee. So, on August 23, 1784, Franklin declared its independence as a separate state, and they named John Sevier as their governor. On August 23, 1784, four counties in western North Carolina declare their independence as the state of Franklin. The Franklin declared its independence from North Carolina more than 200 years ago. Screengrab from the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources website A “lost state” broke off from In December 1784, Franklin declared itself to be an independent state, rather than part of the union–although, as George W. Troxler notes in the Encyclopedia of North Carolina, Franklin Historians said Franklin declared independence from North Carolina in 1784. ‘Short-lived’ state failed, became part of Tennessee, TN. On August 23, 1784, the State of Franklin declared its independence from North Carolina. The independence would prove to be short-lived. Settlers in far western areas had long discussed separating from the Old North State, criticizing the General Assembly for ignoring western interests. Led by John Sevier, the settlers formed their own state. Franklin declared its independence from North Carolina more than 200 years ago. Screengrab from the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources website A “lost state” broke off from Historians said Franklin declared independence from North Carolina in 1784. ‘Short-lived’ state failed, became part of Tennessee, TN. A second convention in December adopted a provisional constitution for the "State of Franklin" and prefaced it with a declaration of independence from North Carolina. On this day in 1784, four counties in western North Carolina declared their independence. They called themselves the “State of Franklin,” in hopes of currying favor with Benjamin Franklin, a Historians said Franklin declared independence from North Carolina in 1784. ‘Short-lived’ state failed, became part of Tennessee, TN. In North Carolina, regionalism has existed since day one. In August 1784, western North Carolinians established the State of Franklin—“the only de facto state that functioned in every aspect of statal power,” writes historian Samuel Cole Williams. After a civil war in the mountains, however, the “Lost State of Franklin” ceased in February 1789. Franklin was created in 1784 from part of the territory west of the Appalachian Mountains that had been offered by North Carolina as a cession to Congress to help pay off debts related to the American War for Independence. The State of Franklin : In 1784, the state of North Carolina attempted to cede its claim to western lands to the Articles of Confederation government. Included in this cession was the area of present-day northeastern Tennessee that was home to the Watauga settlements. In the early days following the American Revolution, a handful of counties that had belonged to North Carolina petitioned the U.S. Government to become the 14th state, eventually seceding from the United States. The State of Franklin is an odd and strangely impactful episode of North Carolina, Tennessee and U.S. History, led by men who would later be among Tennessee's founders. On August 23, 1784, the self-proclaimed state of Franklin broke away from North Carolina and attempted an experiment at self-rule, in a dispute over land grants and sovereignty.
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