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Charles II grants a land charter to William Penn for the area that will later become Pennsylvania.

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William Penn

Colonial American writer and religious thinker (1644–1718)

William Penn was an English writer, religious thinker, and influential Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania during the British colonial era. An advocate of democracy and religious freedom, Penn was known for his amicable relations and successful treaties with the…
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Pennsylvania

Northeastern U.S. state

Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Maryland to its south, West Virginia to its southwest, Ohio and the…
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