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Pennsylvania Ratifies A New Constitution–September 28, 1776
As I mentioned a few days ago, when Pennsylvania drafted its constitution and then voted on it, not everybody involved was on board with the idea. In June 1776, The Pennsylvania Provincial Conference resolved “that the present Assembly of the Colony is ‘not competent to the exigencies of affairs’ and that a Provincial Convention ought […] The post Pennsylvania Ratifies A New Constitution–September 28, 1776 appeared first on 250 and Counting.
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