1. David H Camryn T Daniel T Sharanjit K
Pennsylvania
(1681)
David H
Camryn T
Daniel T
Sharanjit K

2. Key Terms Terms People Proprietary Colony Agriculture Exportation
Philadelphia
“Holy Experiment”
“Great Treaty” at Shackamaxon
Terms
People
Quakers
William Penn
King Charles II

3. History/Founding Middle colony Founder: William Penn (1681)
How it was Founded : Charter granted by King Charles II.
Reason of Founding : Religious Freedom - Quakers

4. Government Type of Government: Proprietary Colony The Holy Experiment
Governing principles were based on Quaker Values
Frame of Government - important for the development of democracy.
Governor, Provincial Council, and General Assembly
Government

5. Economy Leading agricultural area (good farmland) Exporter of food
Farming is prosperous

6. Population & Demography
Estimated population in 1750: 119,666 people
English (28% of population)
Germans (34% of population)
Scotch-Irish (25% of population)
African Slaves
Native Americans
Population & Demography

7. Culture/Social Quakers (Religious Society of Friends) Holy Experiment
Religious Freedom
Men and women are equal
Philadelphia, “city of brotherly love”

8. Religion
William Penn established a religious haven for Quakers and other religions: “Holy Experiment”
Most colonists were Quakers
Quakers hold a strong sense of egalitarianism

9. Native American Relations
6 Tribes
Trade and protection for Indians
Policy for equal rights & privileges under English law
Little native resistance
“Great Treaty” at Shackamaxon 1683

10. Review Quakers Holy Experiment Toleration Agriculture
Nice to Native Americans