Hanna's town resolves
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The Hanna's Town Resolves were one of the most direct challenges to British authority in their North American colonies preceding the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolutionary War. Before most other colonial communities took a stand, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania residents proclaimed their willingness to take drastic measures to maintain and defend their rights against British oppression.[1]
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Part of Events leading up to the American Revolutionary War | |
Date | 16 May 1775 |
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Location | Hanna's Town, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, British America |
Coordinates | 40.3537° N, 79.4967° W |
Cause | Stamp Act, Battles of Lexington and Concord, Grievances with Parliament, Loyalism to King George III |
Organized by | Local leaders including Arthur St. Clair and Robert Hanna |
Outcome | Raising of local militia, declaration of independence from British Parliament |
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