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Brule the first to set foot in Pennsylvania
Brule was the first European to live with the Indians and the first European to set foot in Pennsylvania -
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Colony of Pennsylvania
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The founder of Pennsylvania
William Penn the founder of Pennsylvania was born -
Richard Allen
Richard Allen , 1st black ordained by a Methodist-Episcopal church, was born in Philadelphia. -
Pennsylvania
The king of England Charles II granted a charter to William Penn which became Pennsylvania -
Accepting the place
William Penn accepted the place around the Delaware River from Duke of York -
Pennsylvania Colony
The founder of Pennsylvania landed at what is now Chester, Pa. William Penn found pennsylvania as a Holy Experiment -
One of Pennsylvania's 3 original counties
William Penn established Bucks County as one of Pennsylvania’s 3 original counties. -
Deprived
William Penn was deprived of his governing powers. -
Charter of privilages
William Penn presented a Charter of Privileges for the Province of Pennsylvania during his 2nd and last visit to the colony. Among its provisions was one establishing total religious freedom and tolerance to those who wanted to live in peace in the colony. -
Banned the importation of slaves
The Pennsylvania Assembly banned the importation of slaves. -
William died
William Penn died. -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin became the official printer for Pennsylvania. He ultimately became the official printer for several colonial governments. -
First African American Doctor
The first mention of an African American doctor or dentist in the colonies was made in the Pennsylvania Gazette. -
First hospistal
Pennsylvania Hospital, the 1st hospital in the US, opened. -
Queakers left
Quakers left the assembly of Pennsylvania. -
War between british
In the French and Indian War British forces under General John Forbes captured Fort Duquesne George Washington participated in the campaign. -
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin returned to Philadelphia from London and remained until 1764. -
Survey
Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon began surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland. They surveyed 233 miles by 1767 when Indians of the Six nations told them they could not proceed any further west. -
Defeated in the Battle
Colonel Henry Bouquet decisively defeated the Indians at the Battle of Bushy Run in Pennsylvania during Pontiac's rebellion. -
Maryland and Pennsylvania
The boundary between Maryland and Pennsylvania, the Mason-Dixon line, was agreed upon. It was first surveyed in 1763 to 1767 by two British astronomers, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon, in order to settle a dispute between the Calvert and Penn families -
Indepence
Pennsylvania had independence from the british
