Bordering states of PA West Virginia Maryland Delaware New Jersey New York Ohio

Early History  4 Native American tribes  Lenni Lenape  Susquehannock  Shawnee  Iroqouis

Early History, cont’d  Early European settlement  Swedish first to settle area in 1638  Dutch claimed land in 1655  English seized control in 1664

Early History, cont’d  King Charles II owed money to William Penn’s dad  Penn requested land in colonies for repayment

Quaker Colony  Penn was a member of the Society of Friends (Quakers)  Wanted colony b/c Quakers were being persecuted in England for refusing to fight in wars and rejection of traditional religion  Named for “Penn’s Woods”  Colony based on religious freedom, tolerance, independence

Walking Purchase  William Penn always had a friendly relationship with the Natives of PA  When Penn died, his sons took control of the colony  Sons were not so friendly  Penn brothers wanted more land from Natives  Supposedly, Penn signed a deed years earlier that said the Natives would sale land “as far north as a person could walk in a day and a half”

Walking Purchase, cont’d  “The walk” was a trick  Brothers offered land and money to people who walked  Colonists ran instead of walked  Natives couldn’t keep up and dropped out  Twice as much land given up

Birthplace of a Nation  Philadelphia home of US movement for independence  Dec. of Independence  George Washington  Constitution  Served as capital of United States ( )

Birthplace of a Nation, cont’d  Many important battles in early United States history  French and Indian War (Pittsburgh, General Braddock)  Revolutionary War  Civil War (Gettysburg)  PA first state to abolish slavery

Important PA Facts  Pennsylvania was the 2 nd state in the creation of the United States  became a state on December 12, 1787  Population estimate 12,440,621  State capital – Harrisburg  Largest city – Philadelphia (Pittsburgh, 2 nd )  Area – 45,888 square miles  Pennsylvania is the 32 rd largest state in the USA =

PA State Flag

State Nickname  Keystone State because of middle position in original 13 colonies  Between industrial north and agricultural south  Key position of PA in the economic, social, political development of US

The capital of PA is Harrisburg

State Flower Mountain Laurel State Bird Ruffed Grouse

State Tree The Hemlock

PA FUN FACTS!!! State animal: White- tailed deer State beverage: Milk State cookie: chocolate chip State dog: Great Dane State fish: Brook Trout State insect: firefly State toy: slinky

PA Counties 67 total

Allegheny County  Before it was settled by Europeans the county was mostly wilderness and uninhabited except for wandering Indians such as the Iroquois  The Allegheny River, Mountains, and County get their name from the Allegwi Indians who were also in the area  The first Europeans to enter the area were the French in