William Penn established the colony.
The first capital of Pennsylvania was Philadelphia, which was also the capital of the US (twice) until it moved to New York and then Washington DC.
Lancaster was the state capital from 1799 to 1812 when Harrisburg became the capital.
gus, the second most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania
It's Chester, PA.
To serve as a home for quakers
Chester
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wlliam penn he was a quaker who settled in pennsylvania
Benjamin Banneker
Pennsylvania was settled by William Penn and the Quakers.
The Quakers settled in the colony in Pennsylvania.
The Germans settled in Pennsylvania.
There are many Amish in Pennsylvania, but in other states and Canada as well. Pennsylvania is where they first settled as an invitation from William Penn.
The Quakers, Pennsylvania Dutch, and Scotch-Irish were the first to settle Pennsylvania.
The first groups of German immigrants settled primarily in New York and Pennsylvania. The arrivals before 1850 were mostly farmers who sought out the most productive land. German Americans established the first kindergartens in the United States.
AnswerPennsylvania was first settled in 1681
Well the first people to settle their was an tribe named the Swedes. Then the Dutch attacked the Swedes and scattered them. Then an attack by the English lead by William Penn destroyed the Dutch and settled there.
William Penn founded Pennsylvania December 12, 1787.
William Penn first brought The Quakers to Pennsylvania. Other religious groups followed.