SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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New York
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New Jersey
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Pennsylvania
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Delaware
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Detailed explanation-1: -Penn arrived in America in 1682 and established the groundwork for the formation of the Pennsylvania colony .
Detailed explanation-2: -Persecuted in England for his Quaker faith, Penn came to America in 1682 and established Pennsylvania as a place where people could enjoy freedom of religion. The colony became a haven for minority religious sects from Germany, Holland, Scandinavia, and Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-3: -This land included the present-day states of Pennsylvania and Delaware. Penn immediately set sail and took his first step on American soil, sailing up the Delaware Bay and Delaware River, past earlier Swedish and Dutch riverfront colonies, in New Castle (now in Delaware) in 1682.
Detailed explanation-4: -William Penn and the Founding of Pennsylvania.
Detailed explanation-5: -The 1682 Frame of Government provided for a quasi-bicameral legislature consisting of the Provincial Council and the General Assembly. The Provincial Council was to be made up of 72 persons, and the Governor was to have three votes on Council.