Pennsylvania Provincial Conference
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The Pennsylvania Provincial Conference, officially the Provincial Conference of Committees of the Province of Pennsylvania, was a Provincial Congress, which met in Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia between June 18 and June 25, 1776. 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 |
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| 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