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John Smith
1608: John Smith of England travels up the Susquehanna River into what is now Pennsylvania. -
England takes control
1664: England takes control of the region from Dutch and Swedish. -
Britain takes Control of the Western Pennsylvania
1763: Britain takes over Western Pennsylvania after the French and Indian War. -
People signed the Independence
1776: The Declaration of Independence is signed in Philadelphia. -
Pennsylvania is the second State
1787: Pennsylvania becomes the second State.