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Quaker colony
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Why Was Pennsylvania Founded? The Hidden Story Behind America’s Quaker Colony
The story starts in England, 1681, when a bankrupt nobleman named William Penn—son of Admiral Sir William Penn, heir to a debt-ridden estate—received a royal...
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The Hidden Story Behind When Was Founded Pennsylvania
The land that would become Pennsylvania was already inhabited by Lenape (Delaware) tribes when European settlers arrived, but its transformation into a...