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offers stories from Pennsylvania's history, information about the state's regions, and more than 60 lesson plans. (Many are keyed to the state's 1,800 historical markers.) Learn about William Penn, religious communities, the French and Indian War, the Revolution, the Philadelphia Campaign, agriculture, crossing the Alleghenies, the Underground Railroad, the politics of the Civil War, Gettysburg, railroads, mining, striking oil, baseball, the arts, and jazz. (Multiple Agencies)
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Every one of the original thirteen colonies, including Pennsylvania, allowed slavery to exist within its borders. Unlike most of the other colonies, however, Pennsylvania contained a vocal antislavery movement, almost from the beginning of the colony's founding. |
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Voting on the Declaration of Independence |
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