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John Smith of Virginia visited Susquehannock Indians
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Henry Hudson claimed land for Dutch
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Explorers Etienne Brule of France, and Cornelius Hendricksen of The Netherlands explored part of Pennsylvania.
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Étienne Brûlé was killed by the Indians
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Swedes established first permanent settlement in Pennsylvania on Tinicum Island
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Dutch seized Swedish settlements
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British captured Dutch colonies in name of Duke of York
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Duke of York's laws introduced for English laws, civil government
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William Penn received royal grant of Pennsylvania from King Charles II
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Duke of York deeded lands to William Penn then Penn arrived in Pennsylvania, laid out Philadelphia; created three original counties; first Assembly held, united Delaware counties with Pennsylvania, adopted Great Law
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Penn signed friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians; Mennonite families arrived from Germany, settled Germantown
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Congress named William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn, third, fourth honorary citizens of U. S.
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Penn purchased land along Lehigh River from Lenape Indians
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Germantown Quakers adopted first antislavery resolution in America
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Penn presented Charter of Privileges for Province of Pennsylvania; established religious freedom.
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Pennsylvania Assembly banned importing of slaves
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First Catholic congregation organized in Philadelphia
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Benjamin Franklin opened first U.S. library
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Pennsylvania took over large portion of native American land.
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Benjamin Franklin established American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia
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Benjamin tested a lightning rod and thats how the liberty bell came to philadelphia
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French and Indian at war
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Boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania established
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First Continental Congress met secretly in Philadelphia about taxes.
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Second Continental Congress met, and George Washington was named supreme comander
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The resulting Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia.
