No it was the second US State.
yes
New Jersey was the third state to ratify the Constitution and become a state. Its date of admission is December 18, 1787 which is six days after Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
No.
It was the second state to join the Union.
2nd state ... Dec 12, 1787
Pennsylvania was admitted into the Union on December 12, 1787 becoming the 2nd state to join the union.
Pennsylvania was admitted into the Union on December 12, 1787 becoming the 2nd state to join the union.
Pennsylvania became a state on December 12, 1787.
Because of it's location close to the middle of the state.
It was never captured of under law, United States became free and then so did Pennsylvania.
The people who built the colony of Pennsylvania WERE Europeans.
The Pennsylvania state motto "Virtue, liberty, and Independence" became a state motto in 1875.