was greatly impacted by William Penn. His sermons inspired countless listeners. William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur‚ philosopher‚ and founder and "absolute proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania‚ the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom‚ notable for his good relations and successful treaties with the Lenape Indians. Under his direction‚ the city of Philadelphia was planned and developed
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priority. That was until he discovered chocolate. The result was what you recognize as the Hershey Chocolate bar. The empire he built was based on one goal: to bring chocolate to everyone at an affordable price. Beginning his life in Derry Township‚ Pennsylvania‚ Milton Snavely Hershey was born on September 13‚ 1857. Hershey was not an only child‚ though. His parents‚ Henry Hershey and Veronica “Fanny” Snavely had another child‚ Serena Hershey‚ five years later. The family was
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than the guilty just being put to death. This paper looks at all these points and also introduces you‚ the reader‚ to how the first American prison system got its start. The Pennsylvania System originated through the Walnut Street Jail‚ which was the first true correctional system in America. In 1790‚ the Pennsylvania Legislature declared a wing of the Walnut Street Jail a penitentiary house for all convicted felons except those sentenced to death. “Thus‚ although prisoners‚ gaols‚ dungeons‚ and
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For my research paper‚ I chose to write about Henry Mercer because his art with pottery and title work is very interesting. I decided to learn more about his history and artwork. Henry Mercer was born on June 24‚ 1856 in Doylestown‚ PA. As a child‚ Henry lived with his family members in New York and as a teenager he traveled to Europe‚ Scotland‚ Netherlands and other countries with his parents and aunts. Eventually‚ Henry decided to go to law school at Harvard University‚ which he graduated in the
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Middle Colonies enjoyed fertile soil vastly different from the nearby New England Colonies‚ which contained more rocky soil. Pennsylvania became a leading exporter of wheat‚ corn‚ rye‚ hemp‚ and flax‚ making it the leading food producer in the colonies‚ and later states‚ between the years of 1725 and 1840. Broad navigable rivers of relaxed current like the Susquehanna River‚ the Delaware River‚ and the Hudson River attracted diverse business. Fur trappers moved along these rivers‚ and there was enough
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American West The “American West” is not what many people think of when they hear those words. People think of it as cowboys and Indians fighting on the Great Plains and in the canyons or the travel across rugged terrain traveling as fast as they could for the gold rush. In all honesty the west started as soon as the Americas began to be colonized and many historians say it begins at the Proclamation Line of 1763. They had many struggles with the Native Americans‚ the French trying to take their
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Edward Hicks‚ Noah’s Ark Edward Hicks‚is known as an early “folk art” painter. He was born April 4‚ 1780 and died August 23‚ 1849. He is originally from Attleborough Pennsylvania which is now known as Langorne Pennsylvania. The American Revolutionary War impacted his life and was about to tear his family apart. His mother died when he was 18 months old His grandfather‚ Gilbert Hicks‚ had already fled northward (eventually to Nova Scotia) at the outbreak of the war. and his father‚ a British
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The title of my painting is A Tale of Two Cities: All that Glitters is not Gold. The mediums of art utilized are canvas and oil based paint with a song played in the background called A Tale of Two Citiez by J. Cole. The theological claim the art expresses is the tension of reality for residents in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is often claimed as the most livable city in the United States. However‚ this piece evokes viewers to ponder the true nature of Pittsburgh’s livability and for which populations
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there. “The Carnegies’ passage was relatively uneventful and mercifully short—there seems to have been no ship fever‚ cholera‚ or typhus… on board.” When reaching to the United States growing up in near Pittsburgh‚ and later on working in the Pennsylvania Railroad company in his later years is where the great rise of money and power
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in history‚ Moretta explains and supports Penn’s decisions over the years. Believer of good relations‚ Penn had successful treaties with Indian tribes and resulted the development of the Province of Pennsylvania that today is the state of Pennsylvania. Penn’s success made a big change for Pennsylvania. Moretta starts the novel by telling us how Penn was more attached to his mother‚ his father never had time for him and was always gone‚ showing the lacking of a male role model. Over the years William
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