Pennsylvania was called a holy experiment because a bunch of
Quakers decided to experiment (it was holy because it was just
Quakers) and try to make a community in what is now
Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania was called a holy experiment because a bunch of
Quakers decided to experiment (it was holy because it was just
Quakers) and try to make a community in what is now
Pennsylvania.
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His holy experiment was to have religioustoleration (letting
people practice whatever religion they want) throughout his
colony.
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Penn's woods or currently Pennsylvania is associated with the
Holy Experiment of the Quakers in the mid 17th century.