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philadelphia, pennsylvaniaThe Netherlands claimed the area in 1609 when Henry Hudson, sailed into Delaware Bay, in 1646 the Dutch began to build trading posts and were eventually overthrown by the British in 1664.

In 1681 England’s King Charles granted William Penn the territory now known as Pennsylvania in exchange for a debt owed to Penn’s father. William Penn established Philadelphia in 1682. The name Philadelphia is derived from the Greek word for ‘brotherly love’, Penn had envisioned Philadelphia as a haven for his fellow Quakers to enjoy freedom of worship and the chance to govern themselves. Penn chose to buy the claims of any native people living there, which set a new standard in relations with Native Americans.
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