Colonial Settlements in America
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Using a debt owed by King Charles II, William Penn traded away a fortune in order to acquire an American colony. He could have become even wealthier from his land, but instead he used his colony to establish a place of safety for religiously oppressed people from throughout Europe. Within his colony, Penn planted a great city - Philadelphia. Photographs, sidebars, and a chronology are some of the useful tools featured that help bring this city's dynamic history to life.
Founded by the Spanish admiral Pedro Menendez de Aviles in 1565, St. Augustine remained in Spanish hands until the 1763 Treaty of Paris awarded Florida to Great Britain. This book explores the rich history of the longest continually occupied European settlement in the continental United States, and its captivating text and vibrant images are sure to draw readers into this volume of the new Colonial Settlements in America set.