New Hampshire: Polity Style: 1776-2023 5 Jan 1776 the provincial Congress assumed the government of New Hampshire under the name of the House of the Representatives or Assembly of the Colony of New Hampshire in accordance with a resolution passed by the Congress on 5 Jan 1776 in Exeter [Laws of New Hampshire, 4:xii-xiv; New Hampshire State Papers, 8:2-4] 5 Jan 1776 - 11 Sep 1776 Colony of New Hampshire [1] 4 Jul 1776 the British colonies represented in the Continental Congress are proclaimed "free and independent states" in accordance with a declaration approved by the Congress on 4 Jul 1776, session of the Continental Congress, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Journals of the Continental Congress, 5:510-515) 11 Sep 1776 the name of the Colony of New Hampshire is changed to the State of New Hampshire in accordance with an act passed by the House of Representatives (10 Sep 1776) and by the Council (11? Sep 1776) [Laws of New Hampshire, 4:37; New Hampshire State Papers, 8:332] [2] 11 Sep 1776 - State of New Hampshire 4 Mar 1778 Concurrent Resolution of the House of Representatives and the Council authorising the delegates of New Hampshire in the Continental Congress to ratify the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union on behalf of the State of New Hampshire (passed 4 Mar 1778 by the House of Representatives, concurred in by the Council 4 Mar 1778) [New Hampshire State Papers, 8:778; Journals of the Continental Congress, 11:662] 1 Mar 1781 formed part of the United States upon the taking effect of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (Journals of the Continental Congress, 19:213-223) [1] Occasional references to Colony of New Hampshire as opposed to the official style Province of New Hampshire used by the British authorities first appear in 1775 in the proceedings of the provincial Congresses, revolutionary assemblies held in 1774-1775 [New Hampshire State Papers, 7:399ff]. [2] Full title: An Act to adopt and take the Name, Stile, and Title of State, in Lieu of Colony, in New Hampshire. Last updated on: 21 Sep 2023 21:27:10; URL: www.archontology.org/nations/us/new_hamphire/01_polity.php
