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==Continental Congress==

==Continental Congress==

Penn would be charged in court for his disrespectful and treasonous remarks about King George. He was convicted by a fearful jury but the judge fined him just 1 cent in a spite to King George. Penn would never pay the fine.  In 1774, Penn moved to Williamsboro, North Carolina to set up his law practice. The following year he was elected to be one of the delegates to represent North Carolina at the Continental Congress. Arriving in Congress later in the year, Penn declared, {{cquote|My first wish is for America to be free.}} North Carolina legislature led all the other colonies in declaring for a complete separation from [[Great Britain]]. Penn became the leader of a three-man Board of War in North Carolina to prepare for the British invasion. He would raise recruits, found funding for the military, provided transportation and supplies, disarmed [[Tories]], and generally spurred the people into action.

Penn would be charged in court for his disrespectful and treasonous remarks about King George. He was convicted by a fearful jury but the judge fined him just 1 cent in a spite to King George. Penn would never pay the fine.  In 1774, Penn moved to Stovall in Granville County, North Carolina<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=gSEJP0vXBqoC&pg=PA7 Granville County Revisited]</ref> to set up his law practice. The following year he was elected to be one of the delegates to represent North Carolina at the Continental Congress. Arriving in Congress later in the year, Penn declared, {{cquote|My first wish is for America to be free.}} North Carolina legislature led all the other colonies in declaring for a complete separation from [[Great Britain]]. Penn became the leader of a three-man Board of War in North Carolina to prepare for the British invasion. He would raise recruits, found funding for the military, provided transportation and supplies, disarmed [[Tories]], and generally spurred the people into action.

==Death==

==Death==