Vincent Li

Mr. Van Huele

US History

Dec.02.2022

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is a very inclusive colony; we are friendly to all immigrants and

offer everyone fair treatment. We also seek a peaceful life, including balanced

treatment in politics, no discrimination, cheap land, and freedom of religion.

We noticed that Native Americans had been exploited since the Europeans

arrived ， homes were taken away, and men were enslaved to work on farms. We

decided to invite them to our colony and live.

First, Native Americans were treated differently, and most colonies vilified

Indians as examples of irredeemable barbarism. And it was often accompanied by

discrimination and the imposition of capital punishment on prisoners. In addition,

Indian living space was diminishing as the dormitory colonists gradually moved

deeper and deeper into the land they were occupying. The Indians who were lucky

enough to enter the colony were not as well off as the general population, and they

had to work hard to survive. But in our territory, Pennsylvania, we treated all people

with uniformity, and we allowed all people to participate in politics. Not only that, but

our colony had people from all cultures, and there was access to people of all customs

here.

Secondly, our colonies also offer a lot of cheap lands, so as long as you are
diligent, our territories are the best for you. Also, our primary natural resources and

commercial products will not be regulated or controlled by England. Not only that,

but the fertile land here makes us a prolific producer of flax, hemp, wheat, corn, and

other grains grown commercially, especially in the southeastern region known as the

"breadbasket of North America. We sold crops to the other coastal colonies to the

south, where the land was less fertile, and in return, they gave us furs, timber, lumber,

and occasionally enslaved people; the abundance of iron ore, limestone, wood, and

water kept Pennsylvania ahead of the colonies in iron making, which kept our

economy on top.

Our colonies are like that; we are known as the best colonies, so we invite you

(Native American) to come and live in our territories, where we are equal and free and

give everyone a chance to develop.

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