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Elizabeth Brinley's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Elizabeth, her family, and friends. For example, Elizabeth is 11 years old when Pennsylvania is founded after William Penn, a Quaker, receives a Royal charter and land grant from King Charles II.
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| 2 |
1672 |
The laws of gravity are defined by Isaac Newton; France invades Rhine as Dutch open dikes to flood Amsterdam to keep it from falling under French rule. |
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| 12 |
1682 |
A large wave of immigrants, including many Quakers, arrives in Pennsylvania from Germany and the British Isles. |
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| 11 |
1681 |
Pennsylvania is founded after William Penn, a Quaker, receives a Royal charter and land grant from King Charles II. |
| 30 |
1700 |
By the early 1700's, Virginia and Maryland have established a strong economic and social structure. The planters of the tidewater region, with abundant slave labor, have large houses, an aristocratic way of life, and a desire to follow the art and culture of Europe. Less wealthy German and Scots-Irish immigrants settle inland, populating the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia as well as the Appalachian Mountains. Those on the frontier build small cabins and cultivate corn and wheat. |
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| 3 |
1673 |
England's Test Act excludes Roman Catholics from holding office |
| 19 |
1689 |
England's Bill of Rights created. European Nine Year's War begin and grows into a world-wide event. It ends in 1697. |
| 20 |
1690 |
Ireland's Battle of Boyne |
| 23 |
1693 |
National debt begins in England |
| 28 |
1698 |
Tsar Peter the Great begins traveling Europe |
| 31 |
1701 |
England's Act of Settlement created; War of Spanish Succession begins |
