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The history of Pennsylvania stems back thousands of years when the first indigenous peoples occupied the area of present-day Pennsylvania. In 1681, Pennsylvania became an English colony when William Penn received a royal deed from King Charles II of England .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Pennsylvania (disambiguation). "Penn." redirects here. For other uses, see Penn. State in the United States Pennsylvania Pennsilfaani (Pennsylvania Dutch) State Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Flag Seal Nickname: The ...
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Articles and categories related to the history of Pennsylvania The main article for this category is History of Pennsylvania . See Category:People from Pennsylvania for Pennsylvania people.
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History of slavery in Pennsylvania, 1639–1847; Swedish colony of Nya Sverige, 1638–1655; Netherlands province of Nieuw-Nederland, 1652–1664; English Province of New-York, (1664–1681)–1688; English Province of Pennsylvania, 1681–1707; British Colony of Pennsylvania, 1707–1776; French colony of la Louisiane, 1699–(1754–1763)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the first capital under the First Continental Congress from September 5, 1774 to October 24, 1774. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the first capital under the Articles of Confederation from March 1, 1781 to June 21, 1783 [11] [12] 1780 — First abolition law, while the state capital was in Philadelphia [13]
A c. 1815 illustration of the Ninth Street campus of the University of Pennsylvania, including the medical department (on left) and the college building (on right). In 1802, the university moved to the unused Presidential Mansion at Ninth and Market Streets, a building that both George Washington and John Adams had declined to occupy while Philadelphia was the nation's capital.