Question: when did the pennsylvania colony became a state
Answer: vania German , Welsh , Unami , Susquehannock , Munsee Government Proprietary colony , Semi-autonomous Constitutional monarchy Monarch 1681 -- 1685 Charles II 1685 -- 1688 James II 1689 -- 1702 ( Mary died 1694 ) William III & Mary II 1702 -- 1714 Anne 1714 -- 1727 George I 1727 -- 1760 George II 1760 -- 1776 George III Royal Governor 1681 -- 1783 List of colonial governors of Pennsylvania Legislature Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly History Land grant to William Penn March 4 , 1681 Treaty of Paris ( 1783 ) September 3 , 1783 Currency Pound sterling , Spanish dollar Succeeded by Pennsylvania Today part of United States