It was given to him by the king of England for favors done.
To acquire more land for farming, mining, etc.
I don't think so, Delaware is farm land and green grass and stuff not dirt and cactus's, places on the west coast have that stuff.
West Penn Railways was created in 1904.
West Penn Railways ended in 1952.
Penn West Exploration was created in 2005.
The population of Penn West Exploration is 2,008.
You board the Spirit of Philadelphia cruise ship at Penn's Landing, located on the west bank of the Delaware River off Route 25.
Dutch and Swedish settlers established farms in the area now known as Philadelphia in the early 1600's. In 1623 when the Dutch established a trading post on land that is now the City of Philadelphia. In 1681, Charles II granted William Penn a charter to the land west of the Delaware river. William Penn selected the location for the principal city in this colony and named the city "Philadelphia". He laid out the street plan for the city in 1682. In 1701, William Penn chartered the City of Philadelphia.
William Penn was born in 1644. He became interested in religion and challenged Anglican officials. His parents sent him to France after he was expelled from Oxford. Eventually he returned to England and was able to get a charter from King Charles to get land in the American colonies for territory west of the Delaware River and north of Maryland. Penn and his followers arrived in what is now Pennsylvania in 1682.
People who migrated from the eastern states found opportunities in the west to get a fresh start and to acquire land.
Pennsylvania on the north and Maryland on the west and south.Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland.
Maryland is West of Delaware and South of Delaware.