Pennamite–Yankee Wars

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armed conflict border war land dispute

The Pennamite–Yankee Wars were a series of late 18th-century armed conflicts between settlers from Pennsylvania and Connecticut over overlapping land claims in what is now northeastern Pennsylvania.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict ⓘ border war ⓘ land dispute ⓘ
aftermath	Pennsylvania retained political jurisdiction ⓘ eventual confirmation of many Connecticut settlers’ land titles under Pennsylvania law ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Yankee–Pennamite Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ
concludedBy	Trenton Decree NERFINISHED ⓘ decision of the Continental Congress at Trenton ⓘ
conflictBetween	Connecticut settlers ⓘ Pennsylvania settlers ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	late 18th century ⓘ
endCause	Congressional award of disputed territory to Pennsylvania ⓘ
endTime	1784 ⓘ
hasCause	conflicting colonial charters ⓘ land speculation by the Susquehanna Company ⓘ overlapping land claims ⓘ
hasPart	First Pennamite–Yankee War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Pennamite–Yankee War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Pennamite–Yankee War NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Susquehanna River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ
mainBelligerent	Pennamites NERFINISHED ⓘ Yankees NERFINISHED ⓘ
natureOfConflict	militia engagements ⓘ series of intermittent skirmishes ⓘ
opposingForce	settlers holding Connecticut land titles ⓘ settlers holding Pennsylvania land titles ⓘ
partOf	history of Connecticut ⓘ history of Pennsylvania ⓘ
primaryIssue	sovereignty over the Wyoming Valley ⓘ validity of land titles issued by different colonies ⓘ
relatedTo	Connecticut Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Susquehanna Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Wyoming Valley settlers NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	Connecticut settlers temporarily expelled at various times ⓘ continued settlement by Connecticut claimants ⓘ federal arbitration of the land dispute ⓘ
significantPlace	Fort Durkee NERFINISHED ⓘ Fort Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingston, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittston NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilkes-Barre NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1769 ⓘ
temporalContext	American Revolutionary era NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Wyoming Valley → conflictSiteIn → Pennamite–Yankee Wars ⓘ