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The Quakers settled there in the 17th century followed by swedes and dutch. the English colonists settled later on.

p.s there were natives (Indians) living there thousands of years before any white settlers landed.

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William Penn:

William Penn was the first to land in Pennsylvania. He was born on 1644 and died on 1718. In 1677, Penn's chance came, as a group of prominent Quakers, among them Penn, received the colonial province of West New Jersey (half of the current state of New Jersey). That same year, two hundred settlers from the towns of Chorleywood and Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire and other towns in nearby Buckinghamshire arrived, and founded the town of Burlington. Penn, who was involved in the project but himself remained in England, drafted a charter of liberties for the settlement. He guaranteed free and fair trial by jury, freedom of religion, freedom from unjust imprisonment and free elections.

King Charles II of England had a large loan with Penn's father, after whose death, King Charles settled by granting Penn a large area west and south of New Jersey on March 4, 1681. Penn called the area Sylvania. After Penn's death King Charles named Sylvania Pennsylvania in honer of Penn.

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William Penn. Hence the name Pennsylvania .

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Pennsylvania was settled by William Penn and the Quakers.

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Quakers

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