| Talbot Resolves | |||
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| Part of the American Revolution | |||
 Historic marker for Talbot Resolves | |||
| Date | May 24, 1774 | ||
| Location | Easton, Maryland, U.S. 38°46′29.5″N 76°4′36.5″W / 38.774861°N 76.076806°W | ||
| Caused by | Boston Port Act | ||
| Goals | To protest British Parliament's closing of the Port of Boston as punishment for the Boston Tea Party. | ||
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| Lead figures | |||
Matthew Tilghman | |||
The Talbot Resolves was a proclamation made by Talbot County citizens of the British Province of Maryland, on May 24, 1774. The British Parliament had decided to blockade Boston Harbor as punishment for a protest against taxes on tea. The protest became known as the Boston Tea Party. The Talbot Resolves was a statement of support for the city of Boston in the Province of Massachusetts Bay.
The author of the Talbot Resolves is unknown. Speculation has been made that the author is Matthew Tilghman or a group of citizens that included Tilghman, Edward Lloyd IV, Nicholas Thomas, and Robert Goldsborough IV. All four were leading citizens of Talbot County, and they represented the county in a meeting of all of Maryland's counties held in June shortly after the reading of the Talbot Resolves.
Within the next 14 months, statements or resolves were issued elsewhere in the colonies. The First and Second Continental Congresses met, and the American Revolutionary War began. A Declaration of Independence was made on July 4, 1776, and a new independent government for the state of Maryland was formed.