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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania. Miss Bauman October 1, 2006. Harrisburg. State Capital.

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Pennsylvania

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  1. Pennsylvania Miss Bauman October 1, 2006

  2. Harrisburg State Capital Opposition to federal taxation in rural Pennsylvania led to violence in the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 and the Fries Rebellion of 1798, while anti-eastern sentiment forced removal of the state capital to Lancaster in 1799, then to Harrisburg in 1812. Western influence on the state increased as the rapid movement of settlers into the Ohio country created new markets This lead to the growth of new industries, and concentrated on the importance of Pittsburgh and Erie as commercial centers.

  3. State Symbols • Pennsylvania State Game Bird-- Ruffed Grouse • State Dog--Great Dane • Pennsylvania State Animal--The Whitetail Deer • State Flower--Mountain Laurel • State Insect--Firefly • State Motto--Virtue, Liberty, and Independence • State Nickname—Keystone State

  4. Climate • Pennsylvania has a humid continental type of climate. • Physiographic features have a marked effect on the weather and climate of the various sections within the state • Westerly winds carry most of the weather disturbances that affect the state from the interior of the continent, so that the Atlantic Ocean has only limited influence upon the climate of the state. • Coastal storms do, at times, affect the daily weather, especially in eastern sections. It is here that storms of tropical origin have the greatest effect within the state, causing floods.

  5. Region • Located in the Northeastern part of the United States • Longitude: 74° 43' W to 80° 31' W Latitude: 39° 43' N to 42° N • 33rd largest of the 50 states • Pennsylvania is bordered by New York and Lake Erie to the north. In the south, Pennsylvania shares borders with West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. To the east, New York and New Jersey line up on the Pennsylvania border. Pennsylvania meets Ohio and an arm of West Virginia on the West.

  6. Landmark Location: Fort Necessity National Battlefield  is located 11 miles east of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, on US 40.  Description: Colonial troops commanded by Colonel George Washington, then 22 years old, were defeated here in the opening battle of the French and Indian War on July 3, 1754. The park includes the nearby monument to Major General Edward Braddock and the early 19th-century Mount Washington Tavern and Jumonville Glen, site of the first skirmishing of the French and Indian War, May 28, 1754.

  7. Resources http://www.state.pa.us/ http://sites.state.pa.us/kids/ http://sites.state.pa.us/kids/links.htm http://www.education.noaa.gov/students.html http://www.fortnecessity.org/

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