kee ▁sett lers ▁from ▁Connecticut ▁founded ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Wil kes - Bar re ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 9 . ▁Ar med ▁bands ▁of ▁Pennsylvan ian ▁P enn am ites ▁tried ▁to ▁exp el ▁them ▁without ▁success ▁from ▁ 1 7 6 9 – 7 0 , ▁starting ▁the ▁First ▁P enn am ite ▁War . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁Second ▁P enn am ite ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Third ▁P enn am ite ▁War ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁The ▁" w ars " ▁were ▁not ▁particularly ▁blo ody ; ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁P enn am ite ▁war , ▁two ▁men ▁from ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁one ▁man ▁from ▁Pennsylvania ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁two ▁years . ▁▁ ▁Connecticut ' s ▁claim ▁was ▁confirmed ▁by ▁King ▁George ▁III ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 3 , ▁more ▁sett lers ▁from ▁Connecticut ▁ere cted ▁a ▁new ▁town ▁which ▁they ▁named ▁West mor eland . ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 7 7 5 , ▁the ▁Pen ns yl v ani ans ▁refused ▁to ▁leave , ▁and ▁the ▁milit ia ▁of ▁North umber land ▁County , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁forced ▁them ▁in ▁gun point ▁to ▁leave . ▁ ▁Resol ution ▁Conf lic ts ▁continued ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁claim ants ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution , ▁and ▁the ▁Cont inental ▁Congress ▁over turn ed ▁the ▁king ' s ▁r uling ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 2 ▁and ▁u ph