Year:1682
Founding: William Penn and the Quakers founded Pennsylvania.
Motivation:Mainly for religious freedom. They also wanted trade and profits.
Economy: Some main industries were growing wheat, corn, cattle, dairy. They also focused on shipbuilding, paper making and textile making.
Geography: Rolling hills, mountains, fertile farmland
Religion: The founders of this colony were Quakers, but since there was no official religion, there was religious tolerance for Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jews and others.
Government: Pennsylvania was eventually governed as a proprietary colony
Climate: Pennsylvania, like the other middle colonies, had warm summers with mild winter suited for growing crops.
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Target residents: Quakers and others who are looking for a place to practice their religion without getting prosecuted.
Analysis of founding: People that came to Pennsylvania were people who wanted to practice their religions. The Quakers came because they were a hated group in England. the reason why William Penn called Pennsylvania a holy experiment was because they tolerated most religions.
Analysis for government, religion, geography, and economy: Since Pennsylvania was a big colony, there were many jobs including farmers, iron workers, and mill workers. The big size of the colony also meant that there were divisions within the colony in terms of government. The size would later lead to the founding of Delaware.
Founding Documents:
Pennsylvania Charter and
Framework of Pennsylvania : This document was written to express Penn's religious and political ideas. Penn created a framework that would end political fault and prevent a ruler from taking absolute power over the growing community. Penn employed the concept of balancing forces to spread the powers equally. Lastly, in this document Penn clearly states religious freedom and basic rights for people.
Founding: William Penn and the Quakers founded Pennsylvania.
Motivation:Mainly for religious freedom. They also wanted trade and profits.
Economy: Some main industries were growing wheat, corn, cattle, dairy. They also focused on shipbuilding, paper making and textile making.
Geography: Rolling hills, mountains, fertile farmland
Religion: The founders of this colony were Quakers, but since there was no official religion, there was religious tolerance for Quakers, Catholics, Lutherans, Jews and others.
Government: Pennsylvania was eventually governed as a proprietary colony
Climate: Pennsylvania, like the other middle colonies, had warm summers with mild winter suited for growing crops.
Celebrities/Important People:
Taylor Swift
Will Smith
Pink
Mac Miller
Christina Perri
Target residents: Quakers and others who are looking for a place to practice their religion without getting prosecuted.
Analysis of founding: People that came to Pennsylvania were people who wanted to practice their religions. The Quakers came because they were a hated group in England. the reason why William Penn called Pennsylvania a holy experiment was because they tolerated most religions.
Analysis for government, religion, geography, and economy: Since Pennsylvania was a big colony, there were many jobs including farmers, iron workers, and mill workers. The big size of the colony also meant that there were divisions within the colony in terms of government. The size would later lead to the founding of Delaware.
Founding Documents:
Pennsylvania Charter and
Framework of Pennsylvania : This document was written to express Penn's religious and political ideas. Penn created a framework that would end political fault and prevent a ruler from taking absolute power over the growing community. Penn employed the concept of balancing forces to spread the powers equally. Lastly, in this document Penn clearly states religious freedom and basic rights for people.
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