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John Smith
John Smith of Virginia visited Susquehannock Indians -
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Pennsylvania
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Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson claimed land for Dutch -
Explorers...
Explorers Etienne Brule of France, and Cornelius Hendricksen of The Netherlands explored part of Pennsylvania. -
Brule was killed
Étienne Brûlé was killed by the Indians -
Swedes
Swedes established first permanent settlement in Pennsylvania on Tinicum Island -
Dutch
Dutch seized Swedish settlements -
British captured Dutch
British captured Dutch colonies in name of Duke of York -
Duke of York
Duke of York's laws introduced for English laws, civil government -
William Penn
William Penn received royal grant of Pennsylvania from King Charles II -
Pennsylvania united
Duke of York deeded lands to William Penn then Penn arrived in Pennsylvania, laid out Philadelphia; created three original counties; first Assembly held, united Delaware counties with Pennsylvania, adopted Great Law -
Penn signed friendship
Penn signed friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians; Mennonite families arrived from Germany, settled Germantown -
Wiiliam penn and wife
Congress named William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn, third, fourth honorary citizens of U. S. -
Purchase land
Penn purchased land along Lehigh River from Lenape Indians -
Germantown quakers
Germantown Quakers adopted first antislavery resolution in America -
Penn presents charter
Penn presented Charter of Privileges for Province of Pennsylvania; established religious freedom. -
Slaves
Pennsylvania Assembly banned importing of slaves -
Catholic
First Catholic congregation organized in Philadelphia -
1st library
Benjamin Franklin opened first U.S. library -
Penn took over
Pennsylvania took over large portion of native American land. -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin established American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia -
Liberty bell
Benjamin tested a lightning rod and thats how the liberty bell came to philadelphia -
War
French and Indian at war -
Boundary established
Boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania established -
Taxes
First Continental Congress met secretly in Philadelphia about taxes. -
Second congress
Second Continental Congress met, and George Washington was named supreme comander -
Declaration of Independence
The resulting Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia.
