Pennsylvania Provincial Conference
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The Pennsylvania Provincial Conference, officially the Provincial Conference of Committees of the Province of Pennsylvania, was a
Frame of Government
. They achieved these objectives by formally:
- Declaring Pennsylvania's independence from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
- Mobilizing the Pennsylvania militia for the American Revolutionary War,
- Organizing elections to select delegates to a constitutional convention – which framed the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776.[1]
As the last holdout among the Thirteen Colonies to declare independence, the conference's actions had a profound impact on American public opinion and facilitated the issuing of the Declaration of Independence shortly afterward by the Continental Congress.[1][2]
Delegates
Following is a list of those who attended the Pennsylvania Provincial Conference.[2][3]
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From Bedford County:
From Berks County:
From Bucks County:
From Chester County:
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From Cumberland County:
From Lancaster County:
From Northampton County:
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From Philadelphia:
From Philadelphia County:
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From Westmoreland County:
From York County:
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See also
- Pennsylvania in the American Revolution
- U.S. National Guardunit, formerly Pennsylvania's Revolutionary War era militia
- Sweet Land of Liberty: The Ordeal of the American Revolution in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. By Francis S. Fox
References
- ^ a b Baumann, Roland M. (1989). "The Pennsylvania Revolution". ushistory.org. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- ^ JSTOR 20086878.
- ^ "Birth of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania". ushistory.org. Historical Society of Pennsylvania transcription from a copy of the original Proceedings of the Provincial Conference of Committees of the Province of Pennsylvania, as printed by W. and T. Bradford. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
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External links
- A Background to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, via ushistory.org
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