. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. The United States—Pennsylvania 1541 people were always dissatisfied with Quaker rule, and their turbulence causedPenn such annoyance that
. The story of the greatest nations; a comprehensive history, extending from the earliest times to the present, founded on the most modern authorities, and including chronological summaries and pronouncing vocabularies for each nation; and the world's famous events, told in a series of brief sketches forming a single continuous story of history and illumined by a complete series of notable illustrations from the great historic paintings of all lands. The United States—Pennsylvania 1541 people were always dissatisfied with Quaker rule, and their turbulence causedPenn such annoyance that in 1702 he finally agreed to their becoming a sep-arate province, though still under his ownership. His heirs continued as itsproprietors until the Revolution, always appointing for it the same governor asfor Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania itself was not regularly colonized until 1681, though therewere earlier settlers within its limits from both Delaware and Jersey. Thenthe celebrated William Penn, a man of wealth and prominence in England, de-termined to devote his life to the establishment of a colony. He was the sonof Admiral Penn, one of Britains naval heroes. On his fathers death, the soninherited a large fortune, including a debt of some hundred thousand dollarsowed him by King Charles H. Young Penn had previously joined the Qua-kers, a religious sect much persecuted at the time in both England andAmerica. Every one marvelled that a young man o
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