Pennsylvania An original colony founded by William Penn

When I was young…  Born in England on October 14, 1644  Rich family  Servants  Father was friends with King Charles II

How I ended up with Pennsylvania My father loaned a huge amount of money to King Charles II My father loaned a huge amount of money to King Charles II To pay back the debt the king gave me the land that is now Pennsylvania To pay back the debt the king gave me the land that is now Pennsylvania Equal to the size of England Equal to the size of England Was named Pennsylvania which means Penn’s Woods because the land had thick woods and it honored Penn’s family name Was named Pennsylvania which means Penn’s Woods because the land had thick woods and it honored Penn’s family name

Becoming a Quaker  Family worshipped with the Church of England  Interested in Quaker beliefs of tolerance and equality  Age 16 officially became a Quaker

What are Quakers? Group of Christians who believed in peace Group of Christians who believed in peace Worship in a Meeting House Worship in a Meeting House Refuse to bow down or remove hats to superiors Refuse to bow down or remove hats to superiors Refuse to pay taxes to church of England Refuse to pay taxes to church of England Refuse Military Combat Refuse Military Combat

Why are Quakers important to Pennsylvania? England did not allow Freedom of ReligionEngland did not allow Freedom of Religion This got Quakers thrown into jail for their beliefsThis got Quakers thrown into jail for their beliefs This led Penn to make his land in America have freedom of religionThis led Penn to make his land in America have freedom of religion Penn eventually sailed to America to set up religion and government based on Quaker beliefsPenn eventually sailed to America to set up religion and government based on Quaker beliefs Quaker beliefs led to fair treatment of Native AmericansQuaker beliefs led to fair treatment of Native Americans

The Frame of Government Document outlining laws of the Colony of Pennsylvania Document outlining laws of the Colony of Pennsylvania Written while in England Written while in England Used Quaker ideas of peace Used Quaker ideas of peace Stated there would be two groups of decision makers Stated there would be two groups of decision makers Elected by male land owners Elected by male land owners Indians were treated fairly and not cheated out of their land Indians were treated fairly and not cheated out of their land

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

Philadelphia Was original capital Was original capital Became biggest city of the 13 colonies Became biggest city of the 13 colonies 28,000 People by ,000 People by 1770 Largely due to location between Maryland, New York and West Jersey Largely due to location between Maryland, New York and West Jersey Port on the Delaware River Port on the Delaware River Triangular Trade Route between Africa, West Indies and Europe Triangular Trade Route between Africa, West Indies and Europe

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Fellow Quaker born in 1706 Fellow Quaker born in 1706 Was a scientist, inventor, and politician Was a scientist, inventor, and politician Gave Philadelphia its first paved streets, fire company and police Gave Philadelphia its first paved streets, fire company and police Made Philadelphia home of the first lending library, public hospital and university Made Philadelphia home of the first lending library, public hospital and university Helped write the Declaration of Independence Helped write the Declaration of Independence

Philadelphia Shapes the Government In 1774 the first Continental Congress met in Philadelphia In 1775 congress met in Philadelphia at the State house, now called Independence Hall This is where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 The Liberty Bell rang out in Philadelphia to declare independence