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How did William penn earn his power?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/16/2019

In 1677, Penn's chance came, as a group of prominent Quakers, among them Penn, received the colonial province of West New Jersey (half of the current state of New Jersey).King Charles II of England had a large loan with Penn's father, after whose death, King Charles settled by granting Penn a large area west and south of New Jersey on March 4, 1681.Penn called the area Sylvania which Charles changed to Pennsylvania in honor of Penn.

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14y ago

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