Where did the first settlers of Pennsylvania come from?

The first settlers in the region were the Dutch and the Swedes. However, the British defeated the Dutch in 1664 and took control of the area. In 1681 William Penn was given a large tract of land by King Charles II of England.

Where did the Pennsylvania colony come from?

On 4 March 1681, Charles II of England gave the province of Pennsylvania to William Penn to settle a debt of £16,000 (about £2,100,000 in 2008, adjusted for retail inflation) owed by the king to Penn's father. Penn founded a proprietary colony that provided a place of religious freedom for the Quakers.

Who were the settlers who came to Pennsylvania?

Many Quakers were Irish and Welsh, and they settled in the area immediately outside of Philadelphia. French Huguenots and Jewish settlers, along with Dutch, Swedes, and other groups in smaller numbers, contributed to the development of colonial Pennsylvania.

The word Deitsch corresponds to the High German word Deutsch (in Standard German) meaning "German" and is how the first settlers would have described themselves in the primary southern German dialect spoken: Palatine German.

Where did the German immigrants in Pennsylvania come from?

German immigrants founded Skippack in 1702 and Oley and Conestoga in 1709. Most early German immigrants came from southwestern Germany, the areas known as the Rhineland, Palatinate, Würtemberg, Baden, and German Switzerland.

Where does the name Pennsylvania Dutch come from?

Etymology. Pennsylvania German (Deitsch, Pennsylvania Deitsch, Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch, listen (·info); usually called Pennsylvania Dutch) is a variety of West Central German spoken by the Amish, Old Order Mennonites, and other descendants of German immigrants in the United States and Canada, closely related to the Palatine dialects.

Who was the founder of Pennsylvania?

One of the original 13 colonies, Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn as a refuge for his fellow Quakers.