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Foundinf of Pennsylvania
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Henrery Hudson
Holland hired Henery Hudson to explore. -
Cornelis Jacobszoon
Dutch navigator Cornelis Jacobszoon May was provided a patent to explore the Delaware region more thoroughly and Dutch trading posts were established up and down the Delaware Bay starting in 1620. -
New Sweden
The New Sweden Company was chartered and, in 1638, established The Colony of New Sweden at Fort Christina -
Duke of York
British Duke of York seized control of it and all of New Amsterdam in 1664. -
William Penn Jr.
In 1681, as payment for the debt, the king granted what is today Pennsylvania to -
William Penn Jr.
William Penn set sail from England in August, 1682. -
Charter of Privileges
Penn returned to Pennsylvania and established the landmark Charter of Privileges, which was approved in 1701.