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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


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