the province of pennsylvania 1686-1776 by: zach adams
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The Province of Pennsylvania1686-1776
By: Zach Adams
•South of New York•East of Ohio•West of New Jersey •North of West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland
Formation of Pennsylvania.
• Founded in British America on March 4, 1681• Founded By William Penn• Dictated in a royal charter by King Charles II
William Penn.
Methods of populating.•Population at The Time of about 1790 was about 600-750,000 people.
•Religious Freedom
•The society of friends- safe place for friends to live in and practice their faith.
Structure of Society
• Capital: Philadelphia• Government established in 1682• Appointed Governor• 72 Member Provincial council• General Assembly- Largest & most
representative branch of Government but had little power.
Environmental Factors
• Pennsylvania named after William Penn’s father and from the Latin word sylvania, meaning “Forest land”
• Heavily Forested• Very Cold Winters• Mild Summers
Agriculture
• Wheat and Corn leading crops• Rye, hemp, and flax also major crops.• Livestock was another major money maker.• Tobacco
Farm home in Eastern Pennsylvania.
Industry
• Arts and Crafts and Home manufactures, grew rapid.
• Sawmills and gristmills first appeared among various streams, ran by hydroelectricity.
• Gun and papermaking industries were major
Factories using hydroelectricity.
Important People.
• William Penn- Founder of the Colony of Pennsylvania.
• Benjamin Franklin- Founded The Academy and College of Philadelphia, and The University of Pennsylvania.
• Thomas Paine- wrote Common Sense, and first to publicly champion the phrase “The United states of America”.
Important People.
• Arthur St. Clair- served as a President under the Articles of Confederation.