Colony of Pennsylvania

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British colony North American colony Thirteen Colonies

The Colony of Pennsylvania was a British North American province founded by William Penn as a haven for Quakers, known for its religious tolerance, representative government, and prosperous port city of Philadelphia.

Aliases (1)

Pennsylvania Colony ×4

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British colony → North American colony → Thirteen Colonies →
borderedBy	Colony of New York → Delaware Colony → Province of Maryland → Province of New Jersey →
capital	Philadelphia →
charterGrantedBy	Charles II of England →
colonialStatusEndedWith	American Revolution →
country	Kingdom of England → Kingdom of Great Britain →
currency	Pennsylvania pound →
dateDissolved	1776 →
demonym	Pennsylvanian →
economy	agriculture → shipping → trade →
establishedAsHavenFor	Quakers →
founder	William Penn →
foundingPurpose	haven for Quakers →
governmentType	proprietary colony → representative government →
headOfGovernment	Governor of Pennsylvania →
historicalEra	American Revolutionary War → Colonial America →
inception	1681 →
joinedUnionAsState	Pennsylvania →
knownFor	ethnic diversity → prosperous port city of Philadelphia → religious freedom →
legalSystem	English common law →
legislature	Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly →
locatedIn	British America → North America →
majorCity	Philadelphia →
monarchDuringCharter	Charles II of England →
namedAfter	William Penn →
notableDocument	Charter of Privileges → Frame of Government of Pennsylvania →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	British Empire → Thirteen Colonies →
religion	Protestantism → Religious Society of Friends →
religiousPolicy	religious tolerance →
significantPort	Philadelphia →
successor	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Colony and Dominion of Virginia → New York Colony ("Pennsylvania Colony") →	borderedBy
American colonial assemblies ("Pennsylvania Colony") → Committees of Correspondence ("Pennsylvania Colony") →	locatedIn
Colony of Maryland →	borderDisputeWith
Colony of Maryland →	neighboringColony
Province of Delaware ("Pennsylvania Colony") →	partOf