| 24 Jun 1776 |
the deputies of the people of Pennsylvania expressed their willingness to concur in a vote of the Continental Congress, declaring the United Colonies free and independent Sates, in accordance with a declaration adopted by the Provincial Conference of Committees of Pennsylvania on 24 Jun 1776 (Pennsylvania Conference of Committees 1776, pp. 24-25) |
| 4 Jul 1776 |
the British colonies represented in the Continental Congress are proclaimed free and independent states in accordance with a declaration approved at the session of the Congress held on 4 Jul 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Continental Congress Journals, 5:510-515) |
| 8 Jul 1776 |
the Declaration of Independence approved by the Continental Congress is proclaimed at a public ceremony in Philadelphia (The Pennsylvania Gazette, No. 2481, 10 Jul 1776, p. 2) |
| 25 Jul 1776 |
the Declaration of Independence is approved by a resolution passed by the Convention ("representatives of the freemen of the state of Pennsylvania, in general convention assembled") on 25 Jul 1776 (Pennsylvania Convention Proceedings 1776, p. 11) |
| 25 Jul 1776 - 28 Sep 1776 |
State of Pennsylvania [1] |
| 28 Sep 1776 |
the Constitution of Pennsylvania is adopted and signed by the members of the Convention (Pennsylvania Convention Proceedings 1776, pp. 58-65) |
| 28 Sep 1776 - |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [2] |
| 5 Mar 1778 |
the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union are approved, the delegates of Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress are authorized to proceed with ratification in accordance with a resolution passed by the General Assembly (House of Representatives) of Pennsylvania on 5 Mar 1778 at Lancaster (Pennsylvania General Assembly Journal, 1777-1778, pp. 52-58) |
| 9 Jul 1778 |
the engrossed copy of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union is signed and ratified by the delegates of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and South Carolina to the Continental Congress, session of the Congress, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Journals of the Continental Congress, 11:677) |
| 1 Mar 1781 |
Pennsylvania
formed part of the United States upon the taking effect of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union (Continental Congress Journals, 19:213-223) |
