History of Pennsylvania

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The History of Pennsylvania encompasses the development of the colony founded by William Penn, its role in the American Revolution and early United States government, and its transformation into a major industrial and cultural center.

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History of Pennsylvania canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf academic subject ⓘ
history of a U.S. state ⓘ
topic ⓘ
beginsAs proprietary colony ⓘ
coversPeriod 19th century ⓘ
21st century ⓘ
American Civil War era ⓘ
American Revolutionary War ⓘ
Gilded Age ⓘ
Great Depression ⓘ
Progressive Era ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
colonial era ⓘ
early United States period ⓘ
late 20th century deindustrialization ⓘ
postwar industrial decline ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ
earlyCapitalOf United States ⓘ
hasColonialCharterFrom Charles II of England ⓘ
hasKeyEvent Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ
Second Continental Congress ⓘ
adoption of the United States Constitution ⓘ
founding of Pennsylvania Colony ⓘ
signing of the Declaration of Independence ⓘ
hasKeyFigure William Penn ⓘ
hasKeyPlace Gettysburg ⓘ
Harrisburg ⓘ
Philadelphia ⓘ
Pittsburgh ⓘ
Valley Forge ⓘ
hasKeyTheme Quaker settlement ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ
cultural institutions ⓘ
education development ⓘ
immigration ⓘ
industrialization ⓘ
labor movements ⓘ
political reform ⓘ
relations with Native Americans ⓘ
religious tolerance ⓘ
steel production ⓘ
transportation infrastructure ⓘ
urbanization ⓘ
hasMainSubject Pennsylvania ⓘ
includesEvent Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Homestead Strike ⓘ
Johnstown Flood of 1889 ⓘ
Pennsylvania Mutiny of 1783 ⓘ
Three Mile Island accident ⓘ
Whiskey Rebellion ⓘ
transformsInto major cultural center ⓘ
major industrial center ⓘ

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History of Philadelphia → relatedTo → History of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Welcome (ship) → category → History of Pennsylvania ⓘ
Battle of Goshen → hasCategory → History of Pennsylvania ⓘ