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This History Timeline has been developed to provide a 'snapshot' of the famous people and
events during this historical time period. Important dates in a fast, comprehensive,
chronological, or date order providing an actual sequence of important
past events which were of considerable significance to the
famous people involved in this time period. |
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The Native Indians of Pennsylvania included the Delaware, Erie, Honniasont, Iroquois, Saponi, Shawnee, Susquehanna, Tuscarora, Tutelo and Wenrohronon tribes |
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| 1498 | Italian explorer John Cabot ( Giovanni Caboto ) explores the coast for the English |
| 1524 | Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazano ( 1485 - 1528 ) explores the Carolina coast for France |
| 1608 | Captain John Smith (1580-1631) maps the coast from Virginia up the Susquehanna River |
| 1609 | Henry Hudson (1565-1611) English and navigator employed by the Dutch explores the area |
| 1610 | Captain Samuel Argall, an English sea captain, names the bay after Lord De La Warr, the governor of Virginia
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| 1638 | 1638-1655 - Swedish settlers set up the first settlement |
| 1638 | Swedish settlement led by Peter Minuet starting the the New Sweden Colony
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| 1646 | Peter Stuyvesant (1602-1672) became Dutch Governor of the New Netherlands |
| 1655 | The Dutch defeat the Swedes on the Delaware and Stuyvesant took possession of the New Sweden Colony
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| 1664 | King Charles II totally ignored any Dutch claims and gave the entire country to his brother James, Duke of York
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| 1664 | The Dutch lose New Amsterdam to the British which is re-named as New York, after the Duke of York
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| 1681 | 1681-1776 - The Quaker Province - William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania |
| 1681 | King Charles II of England owed the Quaker, William Penn, £16,000 and when Penn asked the King to grant him land it was granted. The King signed the Charter of Pennsylvania on March 4, 1681. King Charles II of England specified in the charter given to William Penn that the name should be Pennsylvania. This is a combination of the Latin word ' Sylvania ' meaning woodland together with Penn
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| 1682 | Landing of William Penn (1644 - 1718) at New Castle, Delaware |
| 1756 | 1756 - 1763: The Seven Years War (French and Indian War) due to disputes over land is won by Great Britain. France gives England all French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish give up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba
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| 1763 | 1763 - 1767: Legal battles were settled by a survey, which resulted in the Mason-Dixon line, surveyed by Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon
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| 1764 | Pontiac's Rebellion. The British treated the former Indian allies of the French like conquered peoples, which prompted the Ottawa Chief Pontiac (1720-1769) to lead a rebellion of a number of tribes against the British
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| | For additional facts and information about Colonial America refer to the Pennsylvania Colony
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| 1775 | 1775 - 1783 - The American Revolution creates the United States of America. The Revolution was due to the British burden of taxes and total power to legislate any laws governing the American colonies. George Washington led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War (American War of Independence). Timeline of Wars
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| 1776 | July 4, 1776 - United States Declaration of Independence |
| 1778 | July 10, 1778 - France declares war against Britain and makes an alliance with the American revolutionary forces
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| 1783 | September 3, 1783 - The Treaty of Paris is signed by the victorious United States and the defeated Great Britain
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| 1787 | Statehood - The Date that Pennsylvania was admitted to the Union - December 12, 1787. Constitution - Pennsylvania was the 2nd State to be admitted to the Union. State Motto - "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"
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| 1803 | The Louisiana Purchase - In 1803, the United States bought the Louisiana Territory from France. The U.S. Secretary of State, James Madison paid 15 million dollars for the land
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| 1812 | 1812 - 1815: The War of 1812 between U.S. and Great Britain, ended in a stalemate but confirmed America's Independence
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| 1859 | John Brown raided Harpers Ferry and set in motion events that led directly to the outbreak of the Civil War.
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| 1861 | 1861 - 1865: The American Civil War. outbreak of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president and in 1861 the South Secedes. The initial Secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America. The bombardment of Fort Sumter was the opening engagement of the American Civil War.
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| 1865 | The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy |
| 1865 | 1865 December 6 - The Abolishment of Slavery. The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, thus officially abolishing slavery
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| 1865 | The surrender of Robert E. Lee on April 9 1865 signalled the end of the Confederacy |
| 1898 | 1898-1901 The Spanish American War. On December 10, 1898 the Treaty of Paris the US annexes Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines.
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Pennsylvania History Timeline
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