Author: Joseph J. KelleyPublisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Pennsylvania, the Colonial Years, 1681-1776
Author: Joseph J. KelleyPublisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
Pennsylvania
Author: Roberta WienerPublisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 9781410903105
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
A detailed look at the formation of the colony of Pennsylvania, its government, and its overall history, plus a prologue on world events in 1681 and an epilogue on Pennsylvania today.
The History of Pennsylvania, in North America, from the Original Institution and Settlement of that Province, Under the First Proprietor and Governor, William Penn, in 1681, Till After the Year 1742
Author: Robert ProudPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
The Storm Gathering
Author: Lorett TreesePublisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 027103856X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
Treese's book provides a popular history of Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary period from the vantage point of the heirs of William Penn. Most Pennsylvanians are familiar with the story of William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania in 1681 as a haven for religious dissenters. But few may know what became of Penn's enterprise (the "proprietorship") in the years after his death in 1718. And fewer still may realize that Penn's descendants played an important, and increasingly unpopular, role in the coming of the American Revolution to Pennsylvania. The Storm Gathering, based on Penn family correspondence and other contemporary records, tells this fascinating story, focusing primarily on Thomas and John Penn, two of the last members of the Penn family to figure significantly in Pennsylvania's affairs before the colonies declared independence in 1776. Lorett Treese begins her story with Thomas Penn, William Penn's son who eventually became chief proprietor. Thomas groomed his nephew John (sometimes called "indolent") to be governor of the colony. When John took up his duties in 1763, at the end of the French and Indian War, the Penn proprietorship faced serious problems in managing Pennsylvania. The sheer size of the colony made it difficult for the Penns to collect their rents, and settlers moving westward clashed with Indians on the frontier, threatening the peaceful relationship that William Penn had established with native peoples. A stubborn legislature resisted Penn family control at nearly every turn, and Ben Franklin led an effort to thwart the Penns and make Pennsylvania a royal colony. According to Treese, these domestic problems diverted the Penns' attention from the growing movement in America toward democracy and independence. But by 1768, after the British parliament had passed the Townshend Act taxing the American colonies, John Penn and his uncle Thomas began to realize the magnitude of their troubles, referring to the growing rift between America and Britain as "the Storm gathering." Events began to overtake the Penns by 1775. In that year Thomas Penn died, and the bloodshed at Lexington and Concord brought war closer. In Pennsylvania, John Penn wrote that "The people here are forming themselves into companies & are daily exercising in order to be prepared for the worst." When the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia that summer, John knew that the end of Penn leadership was near. "Our form of government still continues," he wrote, "but I think it cannot last long . . . ." In 1776, as radical sentiment grew, the colonies declared independence from England, and Pennsylvania rewrote its constitution, divesting the Penn family of governing powers and making the colony a commonwealth. When war broke out, radical patriots forced John Penn into exile, and he eventually retired to his country home where he waited out the war. Treese concludes this engaging story with the end of the Revolution and its aftermath. While Pennsylvanians began the difficult work of reconstructing their government, the Penns attempted to salvage their personal fortunes. Many former officers of the Penn establishment participated again in government, but Penn family members were pushed outside of American government.
The History of Pennsylvania, in North America, from the Original Institution and Settlement of that Province Under the First Proprietor and Governor, William Penn, in 1681 Till After the Year 1742
Author: The History of Pennsylvania
Author: Thomas Francis GordonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pennsylvania
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Colonial Pennsylvania
Author: Joseph E. IllickPublisher: New York : Scribner
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The History of Pennsylvania
Author: Robert ProudPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : New Jersey
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
The History of Pennsylvania, in North America
Author: Robert ProudPublisher:
ISBN: 9781504250535
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Hardcover reprint of the original 1797-1798 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Proud, Robert. The History Of Pennsylvania, In North America,: From The Original Institution And Settlement Of That Province, Under The First Proprietor And Governor William Penn, In 1681, Till After The Year 1742: With An Introduction, Respecting, The Life Of The Late W. Penn, Prior To The Grant Of The Province, And The Religious Society Of The People Called Quakers; --With The First Rise Of The Neighbouring Colonies, More Particularly Of West-New-Jersey, And The Settlement Of The Dutch And Swedes On Delaware.: To Which Is Added, A Brief Description Of The Said Province, And Of The General State, In Which It Flourished, Principally Between The Years 1760 And 1770.: The Whole Including A Variety Of Things, Useful And Interesting To Be Known, Respecting That Country In Early Time, Etc.: With An Appendix, Volume 2. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Proud, Robert. The History Of Pennsylvania, In North America,: From The Original Institution And Settlement Of That Province, Under The First Proprietor And Governor William Penn, In 1681, Till After The Year 1742: With An Introduction, Respecting, The Life Of The Late W. Penn, Prior To The Grant Of The Province, And The Religious Society Of The People Called Quakers; --With The First Rise Of The Neighbouring Colonies, More Particularly Of West-New-Jersey, And The Settlement Of The Dutch And Swedes On Delaware.: To Which Is Added, A Brief Description Of The Said Province, And Of The General State, In Which It Flourished, Principally Between The Years 1760 And 1770.: The Whole Including A Variety Of Things, Useful And Interesting To Be Known, Respecting That Country In Early Time, Etc.: With An Appendix, Volume 2. Philadelphia:: Printed And Sold By Zachariah Poulson, Junior, Number Eighty, Chesnut-Street., 1797-1798.
Pennsylvania, the Colonial Years, 1681-1776
Author: Joseph J. KelleyPublisher: Doubleday Books
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description