Province of Pennsylvania
Province of Pennsylvania | |||||||||||
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Map of the Province of Pennsylvania | |||||||||||
Land purchases from Native Americans in Pennsylvania | |||||||||||
| Status |
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| Capital | Philadelphia | ||||||||||
| Official languages | English and Pennsylvania Dutch | ||||||||||
| Government | Proprietary Colony | ||||||||||
| Proprietor | |||||||||||
• 1681–1718 | William Penn (first) | ||||||||||
• 1775-1776 | John Penn (last) | ||||||||||
| Governor | |||||||||||
• 1681-1682 | William Markham (first) | ||||||||||
• 1773-1776 | John Penn (last) | ||||||||||
| Legislature | (1683-1776) Provincial Assembly (1776) Provincial Conference | ||||||||||
• Upper house | Provincial Council | ||||||||||
• Lower house | General Assembly | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| March 4, 1681 | |||||||||||
| July 4, 1776 | |||||||||||
| Currency | Pennsylvania pound⁸ | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | United States | ||||||||||
The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was a British North American colony founded by William Penn, who received the land through a grant from Charles II of England in 1681. The name Pennsylvania was derived from Latin, meaning "Penn's Woods", a reference to William Penn's father Admiral Sir William Penn.