Thursday, February 19, 2009

Pennsylvania's Right Start

The history of Pennsylvania is quite interesting I must say. The colony was founded by a man by the name of William Penn between 1681-1682 who had received a land grant from King Charles II because Penn had lent the King money so Charles paid him back with a land grant. Penn was a Quaker and this was very controversial to many people. Pennsylvania had religious tolerance and many people came just for this reason and many more too. Some other reasons for coming to the colony of Pennsylvania was because the land and econnomics were amazing. Some of the economics included the fertile land, clean water sources, and the great number of fish and game to hunt.

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