Delaware Separation Day
- When
- 1776
- Where
- Delaware Colonial Assembly, meeting place not specified in sources
- Episodes
- 1
On June 15, 1776, anticipating the Declaration of Independence, Patriot leaders Thomas McKean and Caesar Rodney persuaded Delaware's Colonial Assembly to declare itself separated from British and Pennsylvania rule, a step remembered as Delaware Separation Day.
Episodes
Background and detail
The Separation Vote. Anticipating the Declaration of Independence, Patriot leaders Thomas McKean and Caesar Rodney convinced the Colonial Assembly to declare itself separated from British and Pennsylvania rule on June 15, 1776. The supplied passages do not name the meeting place of this vote, so a New Castle location cannot be confirmed from the retrieved evidence.
Aftermath. The June 1776 separation preceded the wider revolutionary struggle in which Delaware, one of the Thirteen Colonies, participated against Great Britain, which established the United States as an independent nation.
People involved
- Thomas McKean · Patriot leader who convinced the Colonial Assembly to declare separation
- Caesar Rodney · Patriot leader who convinced the Colonial Assembly to declare separation
Sources
- Delaware Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-23
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