History
Native Peoples
There were two main groups of Native Americans living in Pennsylvania. They were grouped according to the language that they spoke. They were also known as the Eastern Woodland Indians.
Language spoken:
Algonquins
Iroquois
Five Major Tribes:
Lenni Lenape (Delawares)
http://www.bigorrin.org/lenape_kids.htm
Susquehannocks
Monongahelas
Eries
Iroquois League of Nations
http://www.bigorrin.org/iroquois_kids.htm
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Early Settlers
Swedish
First permanent settlement
1643 Johan Printz- Governor
contributions:
log cabins
first cows
Dutch
Peter Stuyvesant (one legged govenor in NY)
the Swedish colony surrended to him
contributions:
sleighs
ice skate
Santa Claus
cookie
waffle
William Penn
born in England
October 24, 1644
Quaker (Society of Friends)
King owed his family money took the land in the new world instead
Holy Experiment
Named after his father and sylvania meaning woods
good relationship with the Native Americans