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Several decades into the 18th century, additional treaties with the Native Americans were concluded. The colony's proprietors made treaties in 1718, 1732, 1737, 1749, 1754, and 1754 pushing the boundaries of the colony, which were still within the original royal grant, north and west. By the time the
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set in motion a plan that would grab as much land as they could get and hired the three fastest runners in the colony to run out the purchase on a trail that had been cleared by other members of the colony beforehand. The pace was so intense that only one runner completed the "walk," covering an
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In 1737, the Colony exchanged a great deal of its political goodwill with the native Lenape for more land. The colonial administrators claimed that they had a deed dating to the 1680s in which the Lenape-Delaware had promised to sell a portion of land beginning between the junction of the
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moved to Philadelphia around 1749 at about age 14. He was known as the Financier of the Revolution because of his role in securing financial assistance for the American Colonial side in the Revolutionary War. In 1921,
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Indian tribe through a number of treaties. Under Penn's direction, Philadelphia was planned and developed and served as the largest city and national capital until 1800 when it was surpassed in population by
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founded both of these institutions and Philadelphia's Union Fire Company fifteen years earlier in 1736. Likewise in 1751, the Pennsylvania State House ordered a new bell which would become known as the
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to prevent settlers settling lands that Indians tribes were using. This proclamation impacted Pennsylvanians and Virginians the most, since they both had been racing towards the lands surrounding
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hinterlands, where German (or "Deutsch") religions and political refugees prospered on the fertile soil and spirit of cultural creativeness. Among the first groups were the
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As the colony grew, colonists and British military forces came into confrontation with natives in the state's Western half. Britain fought for control of the neighboring
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was "the only treaty between Indians and Christians that was never sworn to and that was never broken." The Quakers also refused to provide any assistance to
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Lamberton, E. V., et al. β€œColonial Libraries of Pennsylvania.” The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 42, no. 3, 1918, pp. 193–234.
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had previously treated Indians with respect, bought land from them voluntarily, and had even representation of Indians and whites on juries. According to
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College Founding in the American Colonies, 1745-1775 Beverly McAnear, The Mississippi Valley Historical Review, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Jun. 1955), pp. 24-44
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The lower counties on Delaware, a separate colony within the province, constituted the same three counties that constitute the present State of
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Hershey, L. B. (2009). Peace through conversation: William Penn, Israel Pemberton and the shaping of Quaker-Indian relations, 1681-1757 .
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at age 17 in 1723; he was Pennsylvania's most famous citizen during his later years. Among his accomplishments was founding in 1751 the
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The Lenape tribe fought for the next 19 years to have the treaty annulled but to no avail. The Lenape-Delaware were forced into the
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Smolenski, John. "Embodied politics: the Paxton uprising and the gendering of civic culture in colonial Pennsylvania."
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A Colony Sprung from Hell: Pittsburgh and the Struggle for Authority on the Western Pennsylvania Frontier, 1744–1794
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extended religious freedom to all monotheists, and the government was initially open to all Christians. Until the
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astonishing 70 miles (110 km). This netted the Penns 1,200,000 acres (4,900 km) of land in what is now
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and larger General Assembly were responsible for governing the province. The General Assembly, also known as the
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Historic Pennsylvania Hospital, The American Journal of Nursing, Vol. 39, No. 12 (Dec. 1939), pp. 1306-1311
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Succeeding frames of government were produced in 1683, 1696, and 1701. The fourth frame, also known as the
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Rothbard, Murray N., Conceived in Liberty, Vol. II (Auburn, AL: Ludwig von Mises Institute, 1999), p. 64.
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Forming American Politics: Ideals, Interests, and Institutions in Colonial New York and Pennsylvania
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in 1681. The name Pennsylvania was derived from "Penn's Woods", referring to William Penn's father
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heavily imprinted their religious beliefs and values on the early Pennsylvanian government. The
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for the new bell tower being built in the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia.
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concluded, an additional treaty was made in 1768, that abided by the limits of the
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The Province of Pennsylvania's colonial government was established in 1683, by
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Friends and Strangers: The Making of a Creole Culture in Colonial Pennsylvania
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The initial treaties were conducted between 1682 and 1684, for tracts between
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in the purchase. The area of the purchase covers all or part of what are now
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emigrated to Philadelphia in 1774 at Benjamin Franklin's urging. His tract,
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in 1764. He served as a judge in colonial Pennsylvania, a general in the
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and wrote or worked on many of the most challenging compromises in the
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began in 1754, the Assembly had established the additional counties of
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William Penn: Preface to the Frame of Government of Pennsylvania, 1682
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and moved to Philadelphia to practice law. He was a delegate to the
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first organized religious protest against slavery in colonial America
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Into the American Woods: Negotiators on the Colonial Pennsylvania
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moved to Philadelphia in 1765 and became a lawyer. He signed the
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promoted peace with the Quakers. However, after William Penn and
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Leonard, Joan de Lourdes. β€œElections in Colonial Pennsylvania.”
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Non-British colonial entities in the contemporary United States
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Frontier Country: The Politics of War in Early Pennsylvania
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for the newly established commonwealth and created the new
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Former British colonies and protectorates in the Americas
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Pennsylvania General Assembly: Pennsylvania Constitution
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to vacate the territory. Penn and his representatives (
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The Province of Pennsylvania was one of the two major
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in 1740. 1751 was an auspicious year for the colony.
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and also became one of the original thirteen states.
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Forest, Tuomi J., William Penn Visionary Proprietor
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was the daughter of prominent Philadelphia merchant
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Land purchases from Native Americans in Pennsylvania
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