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

5. Early History  4 Native American tribes  Lenni Lenape  Susquehannock  Shawnee  Iroqouis http://www.tudo.co.uk/quakers_craw/shell/contents/quakers/images_quakers/william_penn_1644_1718/william_penn_01_orig.jpg http://geography.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.infolease.com/ipa/A0108264.l

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

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

8. 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

9. 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”

10. 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

11. Birthplace of a Nation  Philadelphia home of US movement for independence  Dec. of Independence  George Washington  Constitution  Served as capital of United States (1790-1800)

12. 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

13. 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 =

14. PA State Flag

15. 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

16. The capital of PA is Harrisburg

17. State Flower Mountain Laurel http://www.50states.com/flower/pennsylvania.htm State Bird Ruffed Grouse

18. State Tree The Hemlock

19. 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

21. PA Counties 67 total

22. 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 1749 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegheny_County,_Pennsylvania