SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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New Jersey
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Delaware
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Pennsylvania
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New York
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Detailed explanation-1: -William Penn (October 14, 1644–July 30, 1718) founded the Province of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The democratic principles that he set forth served as an inspiration for the United States Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -William Penn (1644–1718), founder of Pennsylvania and one of the first champions of expressive freedoms in the American colonies, demonstrated how a free society could work and how individuals of different races and religions could live together in liberty and peace.
Detailed explanation-3: -Penn’s Treaty with the Indians when he founded the colony of Pennsylvania in North America, painted in 1771 by Benjamin West.
Detailed explanation-4: -William Penn was an English Quaker leader and advocate of religious freedom who oversaw the founding of Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers and other religious minorities of Europe.
Detailed explanation-5: -One of the original 13 colonies, Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a haven for his fellow Quakers.