Pennsylvania
Date Found
The colony of Pennsylvania was founded in 1681 by William Penn, the land was granted to him by Britain to pay the debt owed to Williams father.
Significant Leaders
Significan leaders were solely William Penn, he was the founder of the colony and upholded the reasons for the colonies start.
Reasons colony was found
The colony was founded for two reasons. Firstly the colony was founded because Britain gave the and to William Penn to repay debt owed to his father, as previously discussed. Secondly it was founded as safe haven for quakers. The religion was illigal in England, so quakers fled to pennsylvania in search of refuge.
Religion/Political views/ System of government
The fact that the reason the colony was founded was because of quaker refuge, it is shown that the religion in this colony was quaker. Here they could practice their beliefs without conviction. The type of government in place was a very unceonventional one for that of someone who was not in royalty. William Penn and his heirs were exempt from taxes if signed by the freemen. The colonists also had a "charter of priviledges" however the system of government was still second to England's choice.
Economic base/major industry
From the beginning of the colony of Pennsylvania they had the leading agricultural area and they had an extra amount to export to Britannia to add to their wealth. The major crops were wheat and corn, but they also had rye, flax, and hemp. The
agriculture produced many jobs and created a good economic base.
agriculture produced many jobs and created a good economic base.
Demographics/population characteristics
William Penn want to make a colony for people that were persecuted but later on various ethnic backgrounds came to the colony such as English, Germans, Scotch-Irish, African Americans, Dutch, and others. The colony had many people of different races and religions.
Society/Culture
The Society of Pennsylvania was based of Greece’s Society and was called Athens of America, because of its rich culture. The colony had a democracy
based of the city of Athens government and had excellent arts and sciences. The religions there were Jewish Lurtherans, Mennonites, Amish, German Baptist Brethren or “Dunkers,” Anglican, The largest Catholic population in the 13 colonies and other Christians.
Misscellaneous
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Keystone state - Motto:
Virtue,Liberty and Independence - Tree:
Hemlock - Flower:
Mountain Laurel - Bird:
Ruffed Grouse - Animal:
Whitetail Deer - Insect:
Firefly - Fish:
Brook Trout - Fossil:
Phacops Rana-Asmall water animal. - Pennsylvania
means Penn's Woods which is named after the founder Admiral William
Penn.