Pennsylvania Colony
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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The founder of the Pennsylvania colony was Willian Penn. It's name means "Penn Forest", after his father.
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It was established for religious freedom for Quakers. It was also to reestablish the English colonization of the Americas.
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The first settlers were Quakers. They did this for religious freedom.
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The geography had mountains, a coastal plain, and fertile soil. The climate was mild with warm summers and mild winters.
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They were famous for growing crops, especially wheat. But the also manufactured iron products like plows
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Their religion at first was Quaker. But then it had many other religious groups like Catholics, Lutherans, and Jews among others.
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They laws allowed religious freedom and trial by jury. Also freedom of the press and limitation of the death penalty.
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