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Many chose it because of the promise of religious freedom but it also was a destination because of fertile soil, hardwood forests containing ample game, clear streams and a non-threatening Native-American population.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoThey had left Europe to Pennsylvania for more food and sheleter but also for religious freedom.
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∙ 15y agoThey moved to New York because the people wanted fredom and liberty.They moved to New York because the people wanted fredom and liberty.
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∙ 14y agoSome chose it for its promise of religious tolerance.
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∙ 13y agoSome came for available land. Some came for adventure. Some non-Anglicans (such as Quakers) came to where they could practice their religion more freely than they could in England.
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∙ 11y agobecause they had rich soil to make crops
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When did Indians come to Pennsylvania?
Native Americans lived in Pennsylvania long before the white European settlers did.
Why did middle colony settlers come to Pennsylvania was it for money or religion?
Settlers came to seek religious freedom, and freedom from religious persecution.
What was the difference between the settlers of Pennsylvania and the settlers of Rhode Ilsand?
The settlers in pennsylvania had more rights of religious tolerance then the settlers in Rhode Island
What colonies attracted settlers with pamphlets?
pennsylvania
What colony was the Quakers the first settlers in?
Pennsylvania
From nations did European settlers in Pennsylvania come?
English mostly, along with significant populations of Germans and Scots-Irish.
From which nation did europeans settlers in Pennsylvania come?
English mostly, along with significant populations of Germans and Scots-Irish.
What state was settled by the Quakers?
Pennsylvania is best know for Quaker settlers.
What middle colonies attracted settlers with pamphlets?
pennsylvania
How did the European settlers change what would become the state of Pennsylvania?
The people who built the colony of Pennsylvania WERE Europeans.
What was the major reason the original settlers of plymouth colony maryland and pennsylvania come to america?
To secure freedom from religious persecution
Were the Amish the early settlers in Pennsylvania?
Yes, they were Farmers from Germany and because the land of southeastern Pennsylvania looks like the part of southern Germany they are from they settled there.
