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Peter Minuit had came from sweden, and then later founded the New Sweden, but he got the land from the indians that he paid them for the land.
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Peter Minuit had fled from his home town in 1624 and arrived in holland, and then went to dutch and later arivved in New Netherlands. Then later he had planned to stay in America to sent for his new wife.
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The Swedes and the dutch had forts all around New Sweden which then the Dutvh Govenor had sailed to New Amsterdam with 300 soldiers and capyured two forts and then the swedes surrendered to the dutch. Which then in this act the Swedes had taken oath to the dutch and then they were able to stay in the area/land of New Netherlands.
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In his time the the Birtish felt that they needed land in the colonies so they had gone across seas to take control of the land that was just conquered be the Dutch. So in 1664 the britsh had set sea acroos the atlantic for the land that was occupied by the Dutch in 1664 with ships and soliders to take control.
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William Penn was a Quaker. His father was the the kings commander of the navy in England. At 12 he had two different beliefs that his friend and one he told his mom. He told his mom that god was always beside him and guiding his thoughts, and his friend told him that all people should live and worship god. Then later when he became a Quaker he was given a small part of land in the colonies which he called Penns Woods after his father.
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The word Pennslyvania comes from the words Penns woods. The king had money to pay for Sir Penns service to the king but the kings couldnt pay their family after the death of Sir Penn. So the king had desided to give the land in America for the family. Also for Quakers and he thought that it was a good way to pay the family.
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William was mostly concerned about how the indians and quakers would interact together. So he had set a meeting up with the leaders of the tribe and and the cheif. He had meet with three tribes and in the same place everytime to show peace and he was always unarmed with a weapon which means that he didnt carry a gun or any weapon, and they say he meet with them on the outskirts of philedelphia under a gigantic elm tree.
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His children didnt have the same beliefs as William Penn so they didnt become Quakers and we not going to try to make peace with the indians like their father did. so then Logan peters and the Penn brothers had asked the Delaware indians to sell their land to the Penns and Logan but he had refused to sell his land and reminded them about the relationship with William Penn the Penn brothers father.
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Western Pennslyvania was already controled by other groups like the English, French an Virginia. Also when Washington had arrived he was attacked by a small group of French men and Indians.Then Washington had surrender to theFrench which then they didnt let Washington and his troops back into the Virginia.
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the indians had wanted the British off of there land. He had believed thaat the Great Spirit was upset with him for stopping their tradtional ways. Pontiac had also convinced other tribes to work with him to get the British off of their land. The Bitish had be under the control of Bouquet And he had 500 well trained soldiers. He had gotten word that fort Pitt was surrounded and almost fell.
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They had still felt distraght by the British about the txation in the past year. So they had sent delagates over to the meeting in Britian. Where they had gone the delgates sent over had much debate. They had felt that the negotiation time had passed. Later the colonists had left Philadelphia hoping that King George would change his mind.
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They had made Ben Franklin the leader of the convention. With him leading him and the other delagates had finished the document. This document is historical because its wasn't put in the power of a common citizen and not the power of the wealthy elite.
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The army was at its lowest point going into Valley Forge after the lost in Germantown. So Washington had gone in rag to a Valley Forge for a winter, but the British could of won the war if they had follow the army to Valley Forge but they had decided not to follow them, to Valley Forge.
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He was able to persuade Philadelphia inventors to try again on the Steamboatand after he worked with them and the project was a success. Also, With in a year hehad a line of steamboats from Philadephia and Burlington, New Jersey.
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The Lancaster Pike had made traveling easier from Lancaster to Philadelphia in 12 hours, and before this was finished it use to take days to get there. It had also been a great financial success.
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