TIME LINE EXCERPTS KEY DATES
Pennsylvania:
1682 - William Penn
established Pennsylvania with Philadelphia as its major city for The Quakers.
1683 - The Mennonite
families from Rhineland founded the settlement of Germantown.
1760 - 1790 - Though he
was born in Boston, Benjamin Franklin became known as Philadelphia’s most
famous citizen. He started a newspaper,
was an inventor, postmaster and a member of The Continental Congress. He also launched “Poor Richard’s Almanac” among
his many other accomplishments.
1774 - The first
Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1775 - The second
Continental Congress meets and appoints George Washington to lead The
Revolutionary Army.
1776 - July 4 - The
Declaration of Independence is formally adopted by Congress.
1787 - The Constitutional
Convention meets in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with George Washington as
president of the convention.
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