Pennsylvania Provincial Conference
The Pennsylvania Provincial Conference, officially the Provincial Conference of Committees of the Province of Pennsylvania, was a Provincial Congress held June 18–25, 1776 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia. The 97 delegates in attendance (out of 103 appointed) involved themselves in issues relating to declaring Pennsylvania's support for independence and to planning for a subsequent gathering that would develop Pennsylvania's new Frame of Government. They achieved these objectives by formally:
- Declaring Pennsylvania's independence from the British Empire, thus birthing 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]
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| Date | June 18–25, 1776 |
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| Venue | Carpenters' Hall |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 39.94814°N 75.14722°W |
| Type | Provincial Congress |
| Cause | Outbreak of the American Revolutionary War |
| Outcome | Pennsylvania declared its independence from Great Britain Procedure set for electing delegates to state constitutional convention |
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
- 111th Infantry Regiment, a U.S. National Guard unit, 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
- Baumann, Roland M. (1989). "The Pennsylvania Revolution". ushistory.org. Retrieved July 24, 2019.
- Gibson, James (1934). "The Pennsylvania Provincial Conference of 1776". The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. University of Pennsylvania Press. 58 (4): 312–341. 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.CS1 maint: others (link)
External links
- A Background to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, via ushistory.org
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