Minutes of the Provincial Council of Pennsylvania
Author : Pennsylvania. Provincial Council
Publisher :
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 31,86 MB
Release : 1840
Category : Pennsylvania
ISBN :
Author : Pennsylvania. Provincial Council
Publisher :
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 31,86 MB
Release : 1840
Category : Pennsylvania
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Author : Lorett Treese
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 10,76 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780811730693
William Penn (1644-1718) founded Pennysylvania in 1682 and governed it with permission from the British crown. He left Pennsylvania in 1701 and returned to England. His son, Thomas (1701/2-1775), came to Pennsylvania in 1732. Thomas' nephew, John Penn (1729-1795) arrived in 1734 and was appointed governor in 1763. Recounts the effects of the Revolution on the Penn family who had owned large portions of the colony.
Author : Samuel Hazard
Publisher : Sagwan Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 13,8 MB
Release : 2018-02-02
Category :
ISBN : 9781376525359
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Author : Peter C. Mancall
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 612 pages
File Size : 16,77 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Indian Removal, 1813-1903
ISBN : 9780415923750
A collection of articles that describe the relationships and encounters between Native Americans and Europeans throughout American history.
Author : Karen Guenther
Publisher : Susquehanna University Press
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 30,26 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781575910932
Pennsylvania's role in the development of American culture and society has received an increasing amount of attention in the past two decades, as the tercentenary celebrations of the founding of the province led to a reexamination of the colony and state's contributions to the ethnic and religious diversity of modern America. With increasing pluralism, however, the religious group that was most prominent in the establishment of the province - the Society of Friends, or Quakers - declined in its impact and importance.
Author :
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Page : 210 pages
File Size : 21,68 MB
Release : 1956
Category : Indians of North America
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Author : Nicolas Trübner
Publisher :
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 14,63 MB
Release : 1869
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Author : Richard S. Dunn
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 846 pages
File Size : 41,3 MB
Release : 2016-04-08
Category : History
ISBN : 1512821446
This volume documents the final eighteen years of William Penn's life, from 1701 to 1718. It opens with his last months as resident proprietor of Pennsylvania—a moment of great importance in the political history of the colony. It ends with his death on 30 July 1718, after a lingering illness.
Author : Richard S. Dunn
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 731 pages
File Size : 17,54 MB
Release : 1982-01-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0812278526
This volume, covering the years 1680 to 1684, documents the founding of Pennsylvania.
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Page : 842 pages
File Size : 30,98 MB
Release : 1867
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