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The Black Boys Rebellion, Smith's Rebellion or Allegheny Uprising, was an armed uprising between citizens of the Colony of Pennsylvania and the British Army between March 5 and November 18, 1765. The nine month uprising began on March 5, 1765 when a wagon train loaded with goods (some illegal "warlike goods" according to provincial law) destined for Indians of the Ohio Country was discovered at Pawling’s Tavern (south of Greencastle, PA). Alarmed by the train's contents, citizens led by James Smith, intercepted and destroyed the goods (valued over $1 million in todays currency) at a mountain pass at Sideling Hill. The numerous clashes after involved: more destruction, firefights, arrests, kidnapping, legal maneuvers, a court trial, a two-day siege, and one casualty. The casualty, the wound

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  • The Black Boys Rebellion, Smith's Rebellion or Allegheny Uprising, was an armed uprising between citizens of the Colony of Pennsylvania and the British Army between March 5 and November 18, 1765. The nine month uprising began on March 5, 1765 when a wagon train loaded with goods (some illegal "warlike goods" according to provincial law) destined for Indians of the Ohio Country was discovered at Pawling’s Tavern (south of Greencastle, PA). Alarmed by the train's contents, citizens led by James Smith, intercepted and destroyed the goods (valued over $1 million in todays currency) at a mountain pass at Sideling Hill. The numerous clashes after involved: more destruction, firefights, arrests, kidnapping, legal maneuvers, a court trial, a two-day siege, and one casualty. The casualty, the wound (en)
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  • The Black Boys Rebellion, Smith's Rebellion or Allegheny Uprising, was an armed uprising between citizens of the Colony of Pennsylvania and the British Army between March 5 and November 18, 1765. The nine month uprising began on March 5, 1765 when a wagon train loaded with goods (some illegal "warlike goods" according to provincial law) destined for Indians of the Ohio Country was discovered at Pawling’s Tavern (south of Greencastle, PA). Alarmed by the train's contents, citizens led by James Smith, intercepted and destroyed the goods (valued over $1 million in todays currency) at a mountain pass at Sideling Hill. The numerous clashes after involved: more destruction, firefights, arrests, kidnapping, legal maneuvers, a court trial, a two-day siege, and one casualty. The casualty, the wounding of colonist James Brown at Widow Barr's is considered by a few to be the first blood drawn of what would become the American Revolutionary War. (en)
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