Province of Pennsylvania

Province of Pennsylvania
1681–1776
Flag Coat of arms
Map of the Province of Pennsylvania
Land purchases from Native Americans in Pennsylvania
Status	Colony of England (1681–1707) Colony of Great Britain (1707–1776)
Capital	Philadelphia
Official languages	English and Pennsylvania Dutch
Government	Proprietary Colony
Proprietor
• 1681–1718	William Penn (first)
• 1775-1776	John Penn (last)
Governor
• 1681-1682	William Markham (first)
• 1773-1776	John Penn (last)
Legislature	(1683-1776) Provincial Assembly (1776) Provincial Conference
• Upper house	Provincial Council
• Lower house	General Assembly
History
• Land grant by Charles II of England to William Penn	March 4, 1681
• Declaration of Independence	July 4, 1776
Currency	Pennsylvania pound⁸
Preceded by Succeeded by New Netherland Pennsylvania  Delaware
Today part of	United States

The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was a British North American colony founded by William Penn, who received the land through a grant from Charles II of England in 1681. The name Pennsylvania was derived from Latin, meaning "Penn's Woods", a reference to William Penn's father Admiral Sir William Penn.