Pennamite–Yankee War - Wikipedia
The Pennamite–Yankee Wars or Yankee–Pennamite Wars were a series of conflicts consisting of the First Pennamite War (1769–1770), the Second Pennamite War (1774), and the Third …
Connecticut Battles Pennsylvania in the Pennamite Wars
The Pennamite Wars between Connecticut and Pennsylvania involved some of the worst brutality of the Revolutionary era. They also resulted in the name of a western state. Settlers from both …
The Susquehanna Settlers - Connecticut History
Jul 25, 2022 · In 1753, amidst a flurry of land speculation and westward expansion that captivated the imagination of American colonists, Connecticut settlers formed the Susquehanna …
Old map of Pennsylvania shows land dispute with Connecticut …
Dec 24, 2021 · This map from 1774 shows Pennsylvania and illustrates a little-known land dispute between the Pennsylvania and Connecticut colonies that led to the Pennamite-Yankee wars.
Society of Colonial Wars in the State of Connecticut - 1769 The ...
The First Pennamite War (1769–71) between the Connecticut and Pennsylvania settlers ensued, but rapid settlement of the area continued. In 1774, Connecticut set up the town of …
Yankee Pennamite Wars: The Connecticut-Pennsylvanian conflict, …
Following America’s War for Independence in 1783, the state of Connecticut had lost all sympathy and support for their far off claims in Pennsylvania. In 1782 the Decree of Trenton confirmed …
Pennamite-Yankee Wars | United States history | Britannica
The community survived the Pennamite-Yankee Wars, fought (1769–84) between Pennsylvania and Connecticut settlers over rival land claims, and conflicts with the Tories and Iroquois …
The Yankee-Pennamite War - Ancestry
The American Revolution wasn't the only war fought in the late 18th-century United States-a decades-long conflict pitted Pennsylvania and Connecticut settlers against each other in the …
Editorial Note: The Connecticut-Pennsylvania Territorial Dispute
Jan 6, 2002 · The far-reaching dispute between Connecticut and Pennsylvania over their conflicting charter claims was one that Jefferson became acquainted with on first entering …
State of Westmoreland - Wikipedia
The State of Westmoreland was a proposed self-proclaimed state that would have seceded from Pennsylvania in 1784, after the Congress of the Confederation had ruled that the territory …