State
Province of Pennsylvania
former colony in North America, part of Great Britain
- This boundary
- 1681–1787
- Founded
- 1681
- Ended
- 1787
- Capital
- Philadelphia
- Languages
- English
- Succeeded by
- Pennsylvania
Overview
The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was a British colony situated on the Mid-Atlantic seaboard of North America. The colony was founded for religious thinker William Penn, who received the land through a 1681 grant from Charles II of England. The name Pensiylvania (later standardized to Pennsylvania) is derived from Latin, meaning "Penn's Woods," a reference to William's father, Admiral Sir William Penn, rewarded for his wartime service in Jamaica and the Dutch Republic.
Records (3)
- 1763 — Battle of Bushy RunBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Delaware Indians, Shawnee Indians
- 1763 — Battle of Fort PittBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Native Americans
- 1774 — Yellow CreekMassacre
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