PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

An original colony founded by An original colony founded by

William PennWilliam Penn

When I was young…When I was young…

Born in England on Born in England on October 14, 1644October 14, 1644

Rich familyRich family ServantsServants Father was friends with Father was friends with

King Charles IIKing Charles II

How I ended up with PennsylvaniaHow I ended up with Pennsylvania

My father loaned a huge My father loaned a huge amount of money to King amount of money to King Charles IICharles II

To pay back the debt the To pay back the debt the king gave me the land that is king gave me the land that is now Pennsylvanianow Pennsylvania

Equal to the size of EnglandEqual to the size of England Was named Pennsylvania Was named Pennsylvania

which means which means Penn’sPenn’s WoodsWoods because the land had thick because the land had thick woods and it honored woods and it honored Penn’s family name Penn’s family name

Becoming a QuakerBecoming a Quaker

Family worshipped Family worshipped with the Church of with the Church of EnglandEngland

Interested in Quaker Interested in Quaker beliefs of tolerance beliefs of tolerance and equalityand equality

Age 16 officially Age 16 officially became a Quakerbecame a Quaker

What are Quakers? What are Quakers?

Group of Christians Group of Christians who believed in peacewho believed in peace

Worship in a Meeting Worship in a Meeting HouseHouse

Refuse to bow down or Refuse to bow down or remove hats to remove hats to superiorssuperiors

Refuse to pay taxes to Refuse to pay taxes to church of Englandchurch of England

Refuse Military Combat Refuse Military Combat

Why are Quakers important Why are Quakers important to Pennsylvania?to Pennsylvania?

• England did not allow England did not allow Freedom of ReligionFreedom of Religion

• This got Quakers thrown This got Quakers thrown into jail for their beliefsinto jail for their beliefs

• This led Penn to make This led Penn to make his land in America have his land in America have freedom of religion freedom of religion

• Penn eventually sailed to Penn eventually sailed to America to set up America to set up religion and government religion and government based on Quaker beliefsbased on Quaker beliefs

• Quaker beliefs led to fair Quaker beliefs led to fair treatment of Native treatment of Native AmericansAmericans

The Frame of Government The Frame of Government Document outlining laws of Document outlining laws of

the Colony of Pennsylvaniathe Colony of Pennsylvania Written while in EnglandWritten while in England Used Quaker ideas of Used Quaker ideas of

peacepeace Stated there would be two Stated there would be two

groups of decision makersgroups of decision makers Elected by male land Elected by male land

ownersowners Indians were treated fairly Indians were treated fairly

and not cheated out of and not cheated out of their landtheir land

PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

Word spread of a land where Word spread of a land where you can worship freelyyou can worship freelyPeople from many countries People from many countries made dangerous voyages to made dangerous voyages to live in Pennsylvanialive in PennsylvaniaThe immigrant's skilled The immigrant's skilled workers set up shops such as workers set up shops such as bakeries, shoemakers, tailors, bakeries, shoemakers, tailors, blacksmiths, carpenters, and blacksmiths, carpenters, and butchers butchers Farms grew wheat and Farms grew wheat and exported to Europeexported to EuropeBecame known as the Bread Became known as the Bread Basket of AmericaBasket of America

Philadelphia Philadelphia

• Was original capital Was original capital • Became biggest city of Became biggest city of

the 13 coloniesthe 13 colonies• 28,000 People by 177028,000 People by 1770• Largely due to location Largely due to location

between Maryland, between Maryland, New York and West New York and West JerseyJersey

• Port on the Delaware Port on the Delaware RiverRiver

• Triangular Trade Route Triangular Trade Route between Africa, West between Africa, West Indies and EuropeIndies and Europe

Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin

Fellow Quaker born in Fellow Quaker born in 17061706

Was a scientist, inventor, Was a scientist, inventor, and politicianand politician

Gave Philadelphia its first Gave Philadelphia its first paved streets, fire paved streets, fire company and policecompany and police

Made Philadelphia home Made Philadelphia home of the first lending library, of the first lending library, public hospital and public hospital and universityuniversity

Helped write the Helped write the Declaration of Declaration of IndependenceIndependence

Philadelphia Shapes the Philadelphia Shapes the GovernmentGovernment

In 1774 the first In 1774 the first Continental Congress Continental Congress met in Philadelphiamet in Philadelphia

In 1775 congress met In 1775 congress met in Philadelphia at the in Philadelphia at the State house, now State house, now called Independence called Independence HallHall

This is where the This is where the Declaration of Declaration of Independence was Independence was signed in 1776signed in 1776

The Liberty Bell rang The Liberty Bell rang out in Philadelphia to out in Philadelphia to declare independencedeclare independence