PRINTER'S NO. 1737
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
161
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, GUENST, M. JONES, HOWARD, RABB,
BRENNAN, MADDEN AND SAMUELSON, JUNE 26, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 26, 2023
A RESOLUTION
Designating November 15, 2023, as "Articles of Confederation
Day" in Pennsylvania; and recognizing the City of York, York
County, for its important contribution to the forging of our
nation.
WHEREAS, The Continental Congress, in flight from British
troops advancing on Philadelphia, chose the City of York, York
County, as its refuge and met there from September 30, 1777, to
June 27, 1778, to direct national affairs during a critical
period in the American Revolution; and
WHEREAS, The Continental Congress adopted the Articles of
Confederation while in session in the York County Courthouse on
November 15, 1777, establishing the first constitution that
formally united the thirteen colonies as one nation; and
WHEREAS, The Articles of Confederation guided the functions
of the national government until the enactment of the United
States Constitution in 1789; and
WHEREAS, The Continental Congress ratified both the Treaty of
Amity and Commerce and the Treaty of Alliance with France while
in session in the York County Courthouse on May 4, 1778; and
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WHEREAS, These treaties marked the first official recognition
by a foreign power of the United States of America as an
independent country and helped secure a patriot victory in the
American Revolution; and
WHEREAS, The Continental Congress adjourned from the York
County Courthouse on June 27, 1778, and returned to Independence
Hall in Philadelphia after receiving word from General George
Washington that the British had abandoned the city; and
WHEREAS, November 15, 2023, is the 246th anniversary of the
adoption of the Articles of Confederation in the City of York,
York County; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
November 15, 2023, as "Articles of Confederation Day" in
Pennsylvania; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
City of York, York County, for its important contribution to the
forging of our nation.
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