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Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement 1

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement Activating Strategy William Penn and the Pennsylvania Colony 2

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement Essential Question: What role did immigration play in forming what is Pennsylvania today? ? 3

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement Vocabulary 1) Migration- the movement within a country 2) Immigration- the movement from one country to another 3) Quakers- a Christian movement. The first society to ban slaveholding. 4) Dutch- from the Netherlands, a Germanic ethnic group 4

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement 5) Amish- a group of traditionalist Church fellowships originating in Switzerland. 6) Moravian- one of the oldest Protestant denominations in the world 5

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement Biography of William Penn 1) In your groups, read the Biography of William Penn. 2) Read each fact on the fact sheet. 3) Decide if it is a fact about his early life, the Quakers, about PA, the Native Americans, or facts about his later life. 6

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement The Biography of William Penn 1) Pennsylvania 2) Early Life 3) Later in Life 4) Quaker 5) Quaker 6) Native American 7) Native American 8) Early Life 9) Later in Life 7

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement The Biography of William Penn continued 10) Quakers 11) Later in life 12) Later in life 13) Pennsylvania 14) Pennsylvania 15) Quaker 16) Early life 17) Native American 18) Later in Life 8

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement William Penn (Quakers) Resource Packet In your groups, you will read each section and take notes about the 6 different groups that took part in the population of the Pennsylvania Colony 9

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement 1) William Penn and the Quakers • The Quakers were also known as the “Society of Friends” which were founded in the year 1647. • The Society’s rejection of rituals and oaths, its opposition to war, and its simplicity of speech and dress usually attracted hostile attention. 10

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement 2) Native Americans • Penn was granted the land in PA by the King in 1681 but did not settle there until they bought the claims of the Natives which led to a very good relationship with the Natives. • By 1764, most Native Americans migrated westward, leaving Pennsylvania. 11

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement 3) English • The Quakers were the dominant English group in Pennsylvania. They settled heavily in the southeastern counties. This area became the center of a thriving agricultural and commercial society. • Philadelphia became the metropolis of the British colonies. 12

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement 4) Germans • By the time of the Revolution, Germans comprised a third of the population. They settled most heavily in in the interior counties of Northampton, Berks, Lancaster, and Lehigh. • Their skill and industry transformed this region into a rich farming country contributing to the wealth of PA. 13

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement 5) Scotch-Irish • Migrated from 1717 -1776 because of hardships in Ireland. They settled in the Cumberland Valley region and then spread into central and western Pennsylvania. • By 1776 they were about ¼ the population in PA. 14

Counties of Pennsylvania 15

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement 6) African Americans • 4, 000 slaves were brought to Pennsylvania by 1730. • By 1790 there were about 10, 000 African Americans in Pennsylvania • The Pennsylvania Gradual Abolition Act of 1780 was the first emancipation statute in the United States. 16

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement Pennsylvania on the Eve of the Revolution 1) By 1776 it was the third largest English colony in America 2) Philadelphia had become the largest English-speaking city in the world next to London. 17

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement The Amish Culture The Pennsylvania Dutch 18

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement Amish in Pennsylvania 1) Amish developed from the Mennonites from 1693 - 1697 2) Jacob Ammann 3) 60, 000 4) The setup of each Amish community *Divided into church districts, each one contains 25 -40 families *Size of districts is limited by horse and buggy transportation 19

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement 4) Continued……. *1 Bishop, 2 -4 Preachers, and one Deacon *There are 53 Districts in PA, 300 in US 5) Holmes County, Ohio Elkhart, Indiana Lancaster County PA 6) Lancaster County has the Oldest, Richest and Largest settlement in PA. 20

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement 7) The Amish world revolves around religion. **Men, women, and children gather at the home of a member for worship. **Preaching begins around 9: 00 am and last to 12: 00 pm(2 Sermons, testimonials, and singing) 8) It is a valuable part of meeting. Men talk about farming, personal and community problems. Women do the same. 21

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement 9) Church services are held at the homes of families so they don’t have to build churches. 10) New Year’s Day, Epiphany (Old Christmas) Easter, Ascension Day, Pentecost, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. 11) Weddings 12) Men must grow a beard beginning at baptism or marriage. 13) The communities maintain their own schools. They only attend elementary schools. 22

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement 14) They acquire most of their knowledge from their parents. Boys learn farming at an early age Girls learn to do small favors for their mothers like cooking and housekeeping. 23

Lesson #1 - Pennsylvania Settlement Assignment- Due Answer the Essential Question in paragraph form. Include as many details as possible. This will be a graded writing assignment!!! 24