Province of Pennsylvania

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British North American colony proprietary colony

The Province of Pennsylvania was a major British North American colony founded by William Penn that became a center of religious tolerance, commerce, and political innovation prior to the American Revolution.

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British North American colony → proprietary colony →
borderedBy	Delaware Colony → Province of Maryland → Province of New Jersey → Province of New York → Province of Virginia →
capital	Philadelphia →
charterGrantedBy	Charles II of England →
charterType	proprietary charter →
continent	North America →
country	Kingdom of Great Britain →
currency	Pennsylvania pound →
demographics	Scots-Irish settlers → significant German immigrant population → significant Quaker population →
dissolved	1776 →
economy	agriculture → manufacturing → trade →
established	1681 →
executiveHead	governor → proprietor →
flagUsed	Union Flag of Great Britain →
founder	William Penn →
foundingPurpose	experiment in religious liberty → refuge for persecuted Quakers →
governmentType	proprietary colony government → representative assembly →
knownFor	Quaker influence → commercial prosperity → political innovation → religious tolerance →
legalSystem	English common law with local modifications →
legislativeBody	Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly →
locatedInPresentDay	U.S. state of Pennsylvania → parts of U.S. state of Delaware →
majorCity	Philadelphia →
majorPort	Port of Philadelphia →
militaryConflict	American Revolutionary War → French and Indian War →
namedAfter	William Penn →
notableEvent	Declaration of Independence adopted in Philadelphia in 1776 → First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in 1774 → Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia starting 1775 →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	Thirteen Colonies →
religion	religious tolerance for multiple Christian denominations →
replacedBy	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania →
subdivision	counties of Pennsylvania colony →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Delaware Colony → Province of Delaware → Province of New York →	borderedBy
Easttown Township, Province of Pennsylvania → Philadelphia Academy → Union Fire Company →	locatedIn
Frame of Government of Pennsylvania → Isaac Wayne →	country
Colonial America → United Colonies →	hasPart
Betsy Ross → Robert Fulton →	placeOfBirth
Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress →	adoptedIn
Benjamin West →	birthPlace
Townshend Acts era →	countryInvolved
Joseph Galloway →	countryOfCitizenship
Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1774) →	createdIn
British colonial authorities →	exercisedPowerIn
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania →	foundedBy
Hannah Callowhill Penn →	governed
British occupation of Philadelphia →	historicalRegion
Chester, Pennsylvania →	originallyPartOf
Delaware Colony →	partOf
Frame of Government of Pennsylvania →	promulgatedIn
Quaker State →	refersToOriginalColony
Hannah Callowhill Penn →	residence
Delaware Colony →	sharedGovernorWith
Province of Delaware →	sharesGovernorWith
Mason–Dixon Line →	surveyedFor