Holy Experiment Day is a day to try something religious. It is a chance to try something, or ask for something, and to measure the results. Try to get a person to attend religious services. Plan to convert someone to your religion.

Pennsylvania

Seeing limited prospects for religious toleration or political reform at home in England, Penn directed his energies toward America. As sole proprietor, Penn established the Province of Pennsylvania (meaning “Penn’s Woods” and named for his father) as a “holy experiment”—intended for Quakers but open to everyone.

The Experiment ultimately failed after roughly eighty years, due to Penn’s death and conflicts between Quakers and non-Quakers within the colony over the foundation of a Pennsylvania-backed militia, which defied Quaker beliefs.

Penn himself sailed in the Welcome for Pennsylvania late in 1682, leaving his family behind, and found his experiment already well under way. The city of Philadelphia was already laid out on a grid pattern according to his instructions, and settlers were pouring in to take up the fertile lands lying around it.

Accompanied by his wife Hannah, daughter Letitia and secretary James Logan, Penn sailed from the Isle of Wight on the Canterbury, reaching Philadelphia in December 1699. Penn received a hearty welcome upon his arrival and found his province much changed in the intervening 18 years.

William Penn, the proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania, held at least 12 slaves. They took part in construction of the main house and outbuildings on his estate, Pennsbury. Penn left the colony in 1701, and never returned.

William Penn believed strongly that Indians should be treated fairly. He traveled to the interior of the colony and befriended different Native American tribes. He insisted that the Native Americans be paid a fair price for any land that was purchased from them.

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.

The “Quaker man” is not an actual person. His image is that of a man dressed in Quaker garb, chosen because the Quaker faith projected the values of honesty, integrity, purity and strength.

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. Penn obtained the land from King Charles II as payment for a debt owed to his deceased father.

Chester is the oldest City in Pennsylvania. In 1681, William Penn acquired the colonial settlement as a safe haven for Quakers. One year later he landed on the ship Welcome and renamed the settlement Chester, after the city in England.

Pennsylvania is known as the Keystone State for its role in building the foundations of the United States of America – it is here that the Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and the Gettysburg Address were written.

In 1643, Governor Johan Printz arrived and built Fort Elfsborg and Fort New Gothenburg at Tinicum Island, nearby today’s Philadelphia airport. A small park with a statue to Printz commemorates the location. This marks the first permanent settlement by Europeans in Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Colony exported iron ore and manufactured iron products to England, including tools, plows, kettles, nails and other items. Major agriculture in the Pennsylvania Colony included livestock, wheat, corn, and dairy. Manufacturing in the Pennsylvania Colony included shipbuilding, textiles, and papermaking.

Coal State

The reason for founding the Pennsylvania Colony was based on religious beliefs. The reason that King George II gave William Penn such a large area in the New World was because he owed William’s father a large amount of money.

The major Pennsylvania Indian tribes were the Delaware, Susquehannock, Shawnee, and Iroquois.

The story journal will go in order as follows: Virginia, New York, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Delaware, North Carolina, South Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Georgia. Introduction to the map making of the Thirteen Original Colonies.

From its beginning, Pennsylvania ranked as a leading agricultural area and produced surpluses for export, adding to its wealth. By the 1750s an exceptionally prosperous farming area had developed in southeastern Pennsylvania. Wheat and corn were the leading crops, though rye, hemp, and flax were also important.

Native Americans lived in the area that became Pennsylvania hundreds of years before European settlers entered the region. The two primary groups were the Algonkian and Iroquois. Algonkian tribes included the Delaware, Nanticoke, and Shawnee.

1865

December 1865

On June 15, 1776, the Assembly of the Lower Counties of Pennsylvania declares itself independent of British and Pennsylvanian authority, thereby creating the state of Delaware. Delaware did not exist as a colony under British rule.

Delaware’s scenic beauty, low taxes and affordable housing make this tiny state a wonderful place to live, work and play. Increasing numbers of people – from young couples to retirees – have discovered the wide-ranging benefits of Delaware living.

Delaware occupies the northeastern portion of the Delmarva Peninsula and some islands and territory within the Delaware River. It is the second-smallest and sixth-least populous state, but also the sixth-most densely populated.

What makes a state Southern? According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the South is composed of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia—and Florida.