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William Penn was granted a land charter by Charles II as repayment for a debt in 1681. One of the largest land grants in history, it was called Pennsylvania, meaning "Penn's woods."
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Who was the founder of Pennsylvania's colony?
William Penn
What colony founder believed that tolerance was a great virtue.?
Pennsylvania
Who was in charge of the colony?
William Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania.
Who is the quaker founder and proprietor of the colony of Pennsylvania?
William Penn
Who settled in Pennsylvania before it was a colony?
William Penn was the founder of the colony, and now the state of Pennsylvania. He founded the colony in 1682, for a religious refuge for Quakers, and for agriculture.
Where we got the name Pennsylvania?
after the name of the founder of the colony, William penn.
Who was the founder of Quaker colony?
William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a Quaker colony on March 4, 1681.
Who is the founder of the colony of Delaware?
William Penn. Because Delaware was originally part of Pennsylvania
Who lead the Pennsylvania colony?
Pennsylvania was a proprietary colony that was governed by a representative of the English monarchy, and it was also under a colonial charter agreement. The representative was called the proprietary governor.
Who was the governor of colonial Pennsylvania?
The first governor of the Pennsylvania Colony was the founder William Penn. The colony had 72 people on their council and even more members of the general assembly but neither of these groups had much power.
Is Pennsylvania a colony?
Yes. The founder was given land and a charter as a payoff of the royal debt to said founder's father.
What William penn known for?
He was a Quaker during colonial times and founded the Pennsylvania Colony.
