PRINTER'S NO. 4347
No. 835 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY PISTELLA, HERMAN, DeWEESE, LEVDANSKY, READSHAW,
ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BALDWIN, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES,
BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, BUNT, CAUSER, CLYMER, CORRIGAN, COSTA,
CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, DONATUCCI,
EGOLF, J. EVANS, FABRIZIO, FICHTER, FORCIER, FRANKEL,
FREEMAN, GABIG, GEIST, GEORGE, GERGELY, GINGRICH, GOOD,
GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, JOSEPHS,
KIRKLAND, KOTIK, LAUGHLIN, LEDERER, LESCOVITZ, MAITLAND,
MANN, MARKOSEK, McGEEHAN, McGILL, McILHATTAN, S. MILLER,
PAYNE, PICKETT, ROBERTS, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SANTONI, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER, B. SMITH, STABACK,
STEIL, STERN, R. STEVENSON, STURLA, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR,
THOMAS, TIGUE, TURZAI, WALKO, WASHINGTON, WILT, WOJNAROSKI
AND YOUNGBLOOD, AUGUST 16, 2004
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
AUGUST 16, 2004
A RESOLUTION
1 Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian War
2 and honoring the heroism of George Washington and his
3 soldiers, who fought and some of whom gave their lives
4 defending English claims in the middle colonies between 1754
5 and 1760.
6 WHEREAS, The French and Indian War put America on its future
7 course, mobilizing forces and events which culminated in the War
8 for Independence; and
9 WHEREAS, The French and Indian War was fought in Pennsylvania
10 from 1754 through 1760 as France, Great Britain and its colonies
11 and Native Americans battled for control of the colonies; and
12 WHEREAS, A contested area at the confluence of the Allegheny,
13 Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, the present site of the City of
1 Pittsburgh, provided valuable access to the western frontier;
2 and
3 WHEREAS, George Washington, a young officer in the Virginia
4 militia, earned recognition for his service and leadership
5 during the French and Indian War and attained the rank of
6 brigade commander in 1758; and
7 WHEREAS, Under the Treaty of Paris of 1763, the French Empire
8 in North America was virtually destroyed; and
9 WHEREAS, British colonists secured the frontier for western
10 expansion, Native American populations were displaced and
11 opposition to colonial policy was taking root; and
12 WHEREAS, It is fitting to remember the resolve and sacrifice
13 of the citizen soldiers and colonial armies whose hard-won
14 victories shaped the New World; therefore be it
15 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commemorate the
16 heroism of George Washington and his soldiers on the occasion of
17 the 250th anniversary of the French and Indian War.
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