As governor, George Wolf helped pass the Free School Act of 1834 in this U.S. state, and Johan Printz founded its first permanent settlement at Tincicum Island.
As governor, George Wolf helped pass the Free School Act of 1834 in this U.S. state, and Johan Printz founded its first permanent settlement at Tincicum Island. This state was the location of Fries' Rebellion, and it also saw the Battle of Bushy Run during Pontiac's Rebellion. John (*) Dickinson hailed from this state, from which he wrote "Letters from a Farmer in [this state]" During the French and Indian War,  George Washington would surrender Fort Necessity in this state before later losing the Battle of Germantown and encamping at Valley Forge in the American Revolution. For 10 points, name this U.S. state where the Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia.
As governor, George Wolf helped pass the Free School Act of 1834 in this U.S. state, and Johan Printz founded its first permanent settlement at Tincicum Island.
{Pennsylvania}