Fun Facts about Pennsylvania

• The land that became the Pennsylvania colony had been in dispute for many years by the English, Dutch, and Swedes.
• They were on good terms with the Native Americans and there was an unsworn treaty in place that was never broken.
• The landscape included mountains, coastal plains, plateaus, and forests.
• Free African Americans were also controlled by law and treated different than whites.
• It became a U.S. state on December 12th. 1787.
• The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia's Independence Hall.