The Pennsylvania Colony
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Pennsylvania COLONY
- Founded by William Penn
- Save haven for quakers
- Given to Penn because king owed him money
- Name after Admiral Sir William Penn
Photo by Nicholas_T
HOW WAS THE COLONY FOUNED? BY WHOM? WHY?
WILLIAM PENN
- Founded Pennsylvania
- Got the land of Pennsylvania because King Charles II owed his dead father money
- Sailed to America in 1682
- Founded Philadelphia
- Penn's wood charter
WHAT TYPES OF PEOPLE SETTLED IN THE COLONY?
WERE THEY FREE TO PRACTICE THERE RELIGION?
TYPES OF PEPLE WHO SETTLED IN PENNSYLVANIA AND RELIGON
- People were free to practice their religion
- French Huguenots
- Irish catholics
- Quakers
- German Protestants
Photo by Rob Shenk
WHAT IMPORTANT PEOPLE LIVED IN THE COLONY?
WHY WERE THEY IMPORTANT?
IMPORTANT PEOPLE
- William Penn(founded Pennsylvania)
- Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon(British astronomers)
- Lenni Lenape(Delaware Indians)
- Susquehannocks(Indian tribe)
Photo by Ted's photos - Returns late November
IMPORTANT PEOPLE
- John Penn(governor)
- Henry Hutson(explore)
- Thomas Penn(created walking purchase)
- William Pitt(created fort pitt)
- Johan Printz(Swedish military man)
Photo by cwwycoff1
WHAT WERE SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE COLONY'S HISTORY
IMPORTANT EVENTS
- Founded in 1683
- Frame of government 1682
- Borderline between Maryland and Pennsylvania 1763
- First settlement 1643
- Peter Stuyvesant takes over 1655
WHAT MAKES THIS COLONY SPECIAL? HOW IS IT DIFFERENT,UNIQUE OR DISTINCT FROM OTHERS?
-Holy experiment
-Free religion(not puritan)
- Friends with local Indians (not enemies) -Proprietary colony
Photo by Mr. Velocipede
THE WALKING PURCHASE
THOMAS PENN LIES ABOUT A FAKE OR INCOMPLETE DOCUMENT THIS LEADS THE LENNI-LEAPE TO GIVE THE COLONY MUCH OF THEIR LAND.
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WORK CITED
- http://www.timepage.org/spl/13colony.html
- http://americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Authentication/LogOn
- Life in the Thirteen Colonies Pennsylvania
- Textbook(United States history 1877)
