Pennsylvania

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**Pennsylvania**
Capital	Harrisburg
Nickname	The Keystone State
Official Language	None
Governor	Ed Rendell, D
Senators	Bob Casey, Jr., D; Arlen Specter, R
Admission to Union	December 12, 1787 (2nd)
	Motto: "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"

Pennsylvania was one of the original thirteen colonies. It was founded by William Penn,who wanted a place where Quakers and other denominations could worship freely without persecution (being a Quaker was illegal in England at the time. Pennsylvania is now a US state. Its capital is Harrisburg and it borders Ohio, Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and West Virginia. Its first Colonial Legislative Act, the Great Law of Pennsylvania, December 7, 1682, mandated:

"That no person ... who shall confess and acknowledge one Almighty God to be the Creator, Upholder and Ruler of the World ... shall in any case be molested or prejudiced for his, or her Conscientious persuasion or practice." ^[1]

The Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, the largest city in Pennsylvania, and at the time, the largest city in any of the colonies. The Declaration of Independence was signed there, the Liberty Bell is there, and the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777 at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania. The American Constitution was written in Philadelphia, and the United States Capitol was once there. Pennsylvania was the 2nd State to join the Union on December 12, 1787.

Benjamin Franklin helped write Pennsylvania's 1776 Constitution. In Frame of Government, Chapter 2, Section 10, it states: "Each member of the legislature, before he takes his seat, shall make and subscribe the following declaration: 'I do believe in one God, the Creator and Governor of the Universe, the Rewarder of the good and Punisher of the wicked, and I do acknowledge the Scriptures of the Old and New Testament to be given by Divine Inspiration.'"

1 Major Cities
2 Miscellaneous
3 Sports
4 References

Major Cities

Miscellaneous

Pennsylvania is known as the "Keystone State".

Sports

Pennsylvania is home to the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, the NHL's Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins, Major League Baseball's Philadelphia Phillies and Pittsburgh Pirates, and the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles. Additionally, Pennsylvania State University is a traditional college football powerhouse, and Villanova University has had great success in college basketball as of late.