Pennsylvania by Catalina Ramirez https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q Catty.Cassie,Alexia,Kyra en-us 2016-09-22 18:52:46 UTC 2023-03-29 04:54:09 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Pictureland.png Where was the colony located? Which of the 3 areas did your colony exist? 116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126114775 It is located in the northeastern part of the United States of America. They existed in Chester County, Johnstown, and Harrisburg. ]]> 2016-09-23 18:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126114775  What were the main geographical features of each? What were the names of the major waterways where they transported good into the interior of the colony? 116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126116210 Pennsylvania is rectangular in shape, except for an irregular side on the e and a break in the even boundary in the new where the line extends n-e for about 50 mi (80 km) along the shore of Lake Erie.]]> 2016-09-23 19:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126116210 Where did most of the people in the colony come from (Where in Europe?)  116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126785459  Before Pennsylvania was settled by Europeans, the area was home to the Lenape, Susquehannock, Iroquois, Erie, Shawnee and other Native American tribes. Most of these tribes were driven off or reduced to remnants as a result of new diseases such as smallpox that arrived long before any permanent colonists. ]]> 2016-09-27 18:46:12 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126785459 What religion(s) were practiced/allowed? How much did the church impact their rules? 116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126785622 Their religion were various faiths. There was complete freedom of religion for everybody who believed in God. ]]> 2016-09-27 18:46:37 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126785622 How did these colonies make money or What was their economy based on? What did they trade/make/grow/sell? 116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126785795 They farmed crops and dairy, their were merchants and tradesmen, lumber and shipbuilding. ]]> 2016-09-27 18:47:03 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126785795 What was their relationship with Native Americans?  116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786044 before its founding. Pennsylvania was inhabited by native Americans for 12,00-18,00 years]]> 2016-09-27 18:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786044 What rights did the colonists have and from where did they get their rights? 116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786193 Among the first things the Jamestown voyagers did when they set up English America's first permanent settlement was conduct an election. Nearly as soon as they landed—April 26, 1607, by their calendar—the commanders of the 105 colonists unsealed a box containing a secret list of seven men picked in England to be the colony's council and from among whom the councilors were to pick a president. Captain John Smith, reporting from Jamestown, wrote that about eighteen days later, "arriving at the place where wee are now seated, the Counsel was sworn, the President elected, which for that year was Master Dew. Maria Wing field."]]> 2016-09-27 18:48:05 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786193 How was crime and punishment dealt with (What were considered crimes)? 116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786418 In Pennsylvania, embezzlement is punishment according to the value or type of property stolen.]]> 2016-09-27 18:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786418 How did most in the colony feel about slavery (necessary or not necessary)? Did your colony have slave codes? 116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786500 Franklin and Dickinson both gradually became supporters of abolition and personally freed their slaves after the Revolution. In 1780, Pennsylvania passed the first state abolition act in the United States. It followed Vermont´s abolition of slavery in its constitution of 1777]]> 2016-09-27 18:48:55 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786500 How was life different between life in the city/towns or rural areas?  116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786577 The difference between town life and city life is the facilities; many modern facilities available in the city, make our lives easier and efficient.

]]> 2016-09-27 18:49:08 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786577 What rights did the colonists have and from where did they get their rights (Magna Carta, English Bill of Rights, Mayflower Compact)?  116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786633 The American colonies began developing a democratic tradition during their earliest stages of colonization. From the Virginia House of Burgess's and the Mayflower Compact to the eventual Articles of Confederation and United States Constitution, the people that help shape our form of government learned from other and from their mistakes.  Over 150 years, the colonists began to believe that their experience was great enough to refuse to recognize the British king and create a country of their own.]]> 2016-09-27 18:49:20 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786633 What type of government did the colony have and who were allowed to be in charge? 116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786734 The type of government that Pennsylvania had was self governing. The citizens of Pennsylvania rules themselves and control their own affairs. ]]> 2016-09-27 18:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786734 What was the capital and two other major major cities or towns? What was at the center of these cities/towns? 116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786813 The capital of Pennsylvania is Harrisburg. 2 other major cities are Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Philadelphia is home for major league sport teams, and Pittsburgh is known for its steel industry. ]]> 2016-09-27 18:49:50 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786813 How did they feel about public education? 116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786886 Pennsylvania school district is being sued for allegedly forcing refugees to attend schools that were unfit to serve their unique educational needs, instead sending them to receive boot camp-styles discipline at a private academy.]]> 2016-09-27 18:50:03 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126786886 What flag flew in this colony? It would be the flag of the European country they immigrated from and local symbols. 116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126787062 The coat of arms of Pennsylvania is an official emblem of the states, alongside the seal and state flag, and was adopted in 1778. The flag of the Commonwealthof Pennsylvania consists of a blue field on which the state coat of arms in embroidered.]]> 2016-09-27 18:50:32 UTC https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126787062 What did the average colonial man, woman, child look like? 116665 https://padlet.com/116665/69ltp6d0r59q/wish/126787140 See picture below

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