1. Pennsylvania - Block 3 Alexa Gutierrez Kimberly Ortiz Stephanie Torres

2. Key Terms and People William Penn King Charles II Quakers
Treaty of Shackamaxon (The Great Treaty)
Inner Light
Breadbasket Colony

3. History
Founded 1681
King Charles II
Admiral Penn
William Penn
King Charles II granted William Penn the colony due to owing his father money
Founded for
Safe Haven for the religious
King Charles II prosecuted anyone who went against Church of England
Economic opportunities
Land=Labors=Money

4. Government Royal Charter Frame of Government
Constitution for Province of Pennsylvania
Encouragement of ethnic & religious tolerance
Offered self-government
Charter of Privileges
rejected models of government that forced laws on citizens against their will
The Frame of Government Book by William Penn

5. Economics “Breadbasket Colony”
Agriculture: Wheat, grain, livestock, dairy, corn
Manufacturing: Shipbuilding, textiles, papermaking
Export: Iron
Rivers were important for trade.
Agricultural setting in colonial Pennsylvania

6. Population and Demographics
Pennsylvania had people of diverse ethnicity.
Different Ethnicities
Different Religions
Different Classes
Immigration and naturalization was easy.
Population of Pennsylvania in 1700: 17,950 Number of slaves in 1700: 430
Philadelphia, City of Brotherly Love

7. Culture Rich cultural life Educational and Intellectual Institutions
Religious and Ethnic Tolerance
Skilled workers
Women were limited to many activities, but not restricted
Slaves brought over for labor

8. Religion Quakers - Religious Society of Friends Faith
Believed truth is revealed to individuals by God himself
Equality
Sacraments meant how you live your life
Belief in Inner Light
Also called Inward Light
God’s present within a person
Direct/Personal experience with God

9. Native American Relations
Treated Natives fairly
No disputes for about 50 years
Amicable Indian-White Relations
Regulated trades
Treaty of Shackamaxon
Supposed “peace” treaty between Penn and the Natives
Exchanged promise of perpetual friendship
Benjamin West’s 1771 painting: Penn’s Treaty with the Indians, portrays William Penn’s peaceful treaty with the Natives.

10. Review People and Events
Once again..
William Penn
English nobleman, Quaker, and founder of the English North American colony the Province of Pennsylvania.
Created a safe haven for Quakers.
King Charles II
King of England at the time.
Gave Penn rights to land in the New World.
Quakers
Believed in Inner Light.
Religious group.
Treaty of Shackamaxon
Treaty between natives and William Penn.