History of Pennsylvania
The history of Pennsylvania is traceable to the first modern indigenous peoples that occupied the area of present-day Pennsylvania. These included the Lenape, Susquehannocks, Haudenosaunee, Erie, Massawomeck, Shawnee and other Native American tribes. In the early 17th century the area on the east side of the Delaware River was claimed by both the Dutch and the Swedes. Dutch presence was limited to Fort Beversreede, a trading post located in present-day Philadelphia. The Dutch abandoned the fort in 1651 due to Swedish encroachment. In 1655, the Swedes surrendered control of the area to New Netherland, but in 1664 the Dutch surrendered New Netherland to the British. In 1681, Pennsylvania became a British colony when William Penn received a royal deed from King Charles II of England. Penn, a Quaker, established his colony based on religious tolerance. It was settled by many Quakers along with Philadelphia, its largest city, which was also the first planned city. In the mid-1700s, the colony...
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