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Pennsylvania

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

PENNSYLVANIA

MACY HUFF 4TH PERIOD

FOUNDERS

ON MARCH 4, 1681 BY WILLIAM PENN. IT WAS GRANTED BY KING CHARELS LL AND THE ROYAL CHARTER.

Reasons Founded

THEY WANTED RELIGIOUS FREEDOM FOR THE QUAKERS. THEY ALSO WANTED TRADE AND PROFITS.

People in Colony

PROTESTANTS AND CATHOLICS LIVED IN THE COLONY. OTHERS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES INCLUDED THE SCOTTISH, IRISH, FRENCH, AND GERMAN.

CLIMATE AND GEOGRAPHY

PENNSYLVANIA WAS COVERED WITH ROLLING HILLS AND TREES. THE WEATHER WAS SNOWY IN THE WINTER BUT HOT IN THE SUMMER.

Economy

MANY SETTLERS WERE FARMERS WHO TOOK CARE OF CROPS. SOME OTHER JOBS WERE TRADESMEN, BLACKSMITHS, AND LUMBERJACKS.

Religeon

PENNSYLVANIA HAD MANY DIFFERENT RELIGIONS. ANYONE SEEKING RELIGIOUS FREEDOM COULD COME AND PRACTICE.

Politics and Government

PENNSYLVANIA HAD MUCH POLITICAL FREEDOM. THERE WERE 200 REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND 72 MEN THAT VOTED.