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Declaration of Independence!
The declaratio made a point of no return for the Americans! -
Slavery!
Slavery was firmly established by the time of the Decleraton of Independence! -
The War for Independence!
Pennsylvania troops took part in almost all the campaigns of the Revolution. -
Common Sence
Thomas Paine writes the Common Sence -
Vermonts adoption!
Vermont adopts a state constitution prohibiting slavery Iroquois begin to raid colonial settlements in western New York and Pennsylvania -
Waterways!
Most of the state's major cities were built along important river routes. In the 1790s, the state made extensive studies for improving the navigation of all major streams, and canals began to supplement natural waterways. -
jefferson!
Vermont adopts a state constitution prohibiting slavery Iroquois begin to raid colonial settlements in western New York and Pennsylvania -
Railways!
Rail transport began in 1827, operated at first by horse power or cables. The tracks connected anthracite fields with canals or rivers. The Columbia and Philadelphia Railroad, completed in 1834 as part of the State Works, was the first ever built by a government. Pennsylvania's first railroad built as a common carrier was the Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad, completed in 1835. -
indian removal act!
Vermont adopts a state constitution prohibiting slavery Iroquois begin to raid colonial settlements in western New York and Pennsylvania -
The Constitution!
Incerased the number of elective offices! -
Texas Annexation
he US was worn about annexing Texas. Under the James K. Polk Administration, the US decided that it would annex Texas as a slave state. This annexation led to border disputes. -
roads
The original Lancaster Pike connecting Philadelphia with Lancaster was completed in 1794. By 1832, the state led the nation in improved roads, having more than 3,000 miles. The National or Cumberland Road was a major route for western movement before 1850. Between 1811 and 1818 the section of this road in Pennsylvania was built through Somerset, Fayette, and Washington counties. It is now part of U.S. Route 40.
