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Pennsylvania History
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William Penn was Born
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King Charles II signed the Charter of Pennsylvania
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Penn made William Markham (his cousin) deputy governor of the province
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Pennsylvania was Founded
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An academy that held its first classes became the College of Philadelphia
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The college of Philidelphia ultimately grew into the University of Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia had been a center of resistance to the Stamp Act
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John Penn (the 2nd) became both a Proprietor and the resident executive in Pennsylvania