PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIA Founded: 1680 Founder: William Penn
Reason: Religious freedom for Quakers PENNSYLVANIA Reason: Religious freedom for Quakers
Capital: Philadelphia PENNSYLVANIA Capital: Philadelphia
Name: For William Penn Sr. Sylvania = Latin for “Woods” = Penn’s Woods PENNSYLVANIA Name: For William Penn Sr. Sylvania = Latin for “Woods” = Penn’s Woods You named your peace-loving hippie colony after ME? Thanks for nothing, son.
Agriculture: Large farms PENNSYLVANIA Agriculture: Large farms “The breadbasket colony”
PENNSYLVANIA Economy: Mostly agricultural but also shipping, rifles, small-scale manufacturing
Other Stuff: Philadelphia is the largest city in the colonies PENNSYLVANIA Other Stuff: Philadelphia is the largest city in the colonies _______________ Large German population