Pennsylvania

**Apphia Olivia **
 * Gavyn**

I. Leaders
There were many leaders of Pennsylvania but William Penn, a Quaker, was one of the famous. William Penn The Duke of York. Penn wanted to call it "Sylvania" which means forest land in Latin but The Duke of York wanted to put Penn's name in it so they decided on Pennsylvania. Pen wanted Pennsylvania to be a land where people were free to believe in what they believe. Many people came to Pennsylvania because of him. == II. What reasons ==

The Quakers were not able to believe what they wanted to believe, in England so they came to Pennsylvania for religious freedoms. ==III. What was grown/Occupations == grains were grown the most in Pennsylvania and they were exported. A.K. Rice, Grain, and tobacco were grown in the Province of New Jersey. ==IV. What was made/Occupations ==

A few of the natural resources were coal and lumber. Some of the occupations in colonial Pennsylvania were farming, ship building, teaching, traders, blacksmiths, furniture makers, candle makers, and more.

==VI. Problems and difficulties ==

==VII. Life in the colonies ==

A. Clothing
Women wore petticoats with a skirt or dress. They usually wore a cap or bonet to go with it. Men wore expensive clothing with expensive hats. == B. Education == Pennsylvania had many schools. When William Penn bought PA he made sure all the children living there had a chance to go to school. There was a college there but strictly for white men. There were many schools held in the evening for women, children, blacks, and the poor. Most of the schools are in the area of Philadelphia.

== C. Government ==

==VII.I Relationships with Natives == William Penn wanted to treat the Indians equally. He had made a treaty with the local Native Americans in 1682. They kept the peace for over 70 years. a

IX. Slavery
The colonist of Pennsylvania were allowed to have slaves. William Penn had slaves himself. The Original Quakers had no qualms about slave holding. By the 1700s a Quaker had bought a slave and brought him to Pennsylvania.

X. Interesting other tidbits
King Charles II owed lot's of money to William Penn's family so he gave them 28 million acres of land in America. The Germans who moved to colonial Pennsylvania were PA's most skillful farmers.