William Penn and the Quaker Legacy For many Americans‚ William Penn is just known as the Quaker leader who founded Pennsylvania and for his ‘Holy Experiment’. Penn’s achievements were far greater than just the founding of a colony. He had devotion and spirit and love for the Quaker sect and in turn spent his whole life trying to get others to see the good in Quakerism and create toleration for the religion. In the biography of William Penn and the Quaker Legacy‚ John Moretta asserts that William
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The first thirteen colonies were either named after people‚ Indian names or‚ places in England. The original states/colonies are‚ Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island‚ Connecticut‚ New York‚ Georgia‚ North Carolina‚ Maryland‚ South Carolina‚ Delaware‚ Pennsylvania‚ Virginia‚ New Hampshire and New Jersey. The three states that are named specifically after Indian names are Massachusetts‚ Rhode Island and Connecticut. The Puritans named Massachusetts‚ after a local Indian tribe whose name means "a large
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the welfare of their society. However‚ they did not treat sufferers of mental illnesses tenderly. They housed patients in the basement of the Pennsylvania Hospital which had a meager patient capacity. The few patients that were treated there were often shackled to walls. Pennsylvania Hospital eventually expanded to become its own facility‚ the Pennsylvania Hospital for the Insane. Although the Quakers administered cruel treatment‚ their work was a crucial step in the founding of more mental health
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Joe Smow A.P. United States History September 2013 Chapter 2 Terms 1) The headright system awarded free land to men who paid their own passage across the Atlantic Ocean 2) Indentured servitude was a way to resolve the growing demand of labor in the colonies. In a way‚ it was similar to a short-term apprenticeship. 3) Squatters’ rights resembled the privilege of buying land from a legal owner without paying for the improvements needed to be made. 4) Slavery is a system where individuals are
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| Economics | Principles of Economics | | INTRODUCTION The Bethlehem Steel Corporation (1857-2003)‚ base in Bethlehem‚ Pennsylvania‚ once was the second largest steel producer in the United States (after Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania-based US Steel). But following its 2001 bankruptcy‚ the company was dissolved and the remaining assets sold to International Steel Group in 2003. In2005‚ ISG merged with Mittal Steel‚ ending US ownership of the assets of Bethlehem Steel. During its life‚ Bethlehem
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who in 1681‚ was granted land in the New World‚ and set out to commence his “Religious Experiment”‚ with his Quaker brethren. Penn had a vision for his own utopia and would end up investing all of his assets in the newly found colony which is now Pennsylvania. Much of his money as well as other investors’ went to the process of actually acquiring the land which was one of the most crucial objectives in Penn’s plan. Because William Penn was a religious man‚ and because the land he acquired was already
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For my research paper‚ I chose to write about Henry Mercer because his art with pottery and title work is very interesting. I decided to learn more about his history and artwork. Henry Mercer was born on June 24‚ 1856 in Doylestown‚ PA. As a child‚ Henry lived with his family members in New York and as a teenager he traveled to Europe‚ Scotland‚ Netherlands and other countries with his parents and aunts. Eventually‚ Henry decided to go to law school at Harvard University‚ which he graduated in the
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return to Pitt less complicated. However‚ the source added "nothing has definitely been resolved" about Shell’s return to the Panthers. Shell’s reason not to transfer to UCLA and to try and return to Pitt is because he has twin daughters living in Pennsylvania and decided the distance was too great‚ the Los Angeles Times reported. Shell entered spring drills as Pitt’s starter after rushing for 641 yards‚ second-most on the team‚ and four touchdowns as a true freshman in 2012. However‚ Shell left midway
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The 7‚000 ft.² Pennsylvania House Museum had many roles‚ once a local tavern‚ a boarding house‚ a general store‚ a doctor’s clinic and secondhand shop before falling into disrepair‚ The daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) decided to restore the dilapidated building‚ to make it into a house museum in 1939. The museum today is setup as a federal style‚ three story house‚ furnished with 19th-century furnishings and artifacts‚ which were discovered in basement excavations‚ and donated by previous
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was greatly impacted by William Penn. His sermons inspired countless listeners. William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur‚ philosopher‚ and founder and "absolute proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania‚ the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom‚ notable for his good relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Indians. Under his direction‚ the city of Philadelphia was planned and developed
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