Question: what important events happened in pennsylvania?
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(1712) Pennsylvania Assembly banned importing of slaves. ... 
the liberty bell was commotion in 1759. ... 
Pennsylvania, one of the original 13 colonies, adopted the first state law to abolish slavery in 1780. ... 
The Battle of Gettysburg in July 1863 was a turning point in the Civil War for Union forces led by Gen.