Pennsylvannia
It was named after William penn!
William Penn.
Pennsylvania means "Penn's Woods". It was named after William Penn.
Pennsylvania. It is named for William Penn who founded the colony.
William Penn was awarded a large amount of land in 1681 from Charles II who owed Penn's family. He named it Pennsylvania ( "Penn's woods" ).
He settle the northern colony of Pennsylvania. One of the original 13 colonies.
William Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania, the son of Admiral William Penn for whom the Colony was named by King Charles II. He was also a Quaker. Then William Penn had a stroke and died in Ruscombe, Berkshire on July 30 1718.William penn is a famous quaker that founded Pennsylvania
William Penn founded the colony ofPennsylvania
William Penn's colony was Pennsylvania, (Penn Woods) but it was named by King Charles II. Penn, who originally called it New Wales, then Sylvania, was embarrassed at the change, fearing that people would think he had named it after himself, but King Charles would not rename the grant.William Penn was the founder of the Province of Pennsylvania which was an early colony.
It was named for Admiral Sir William Penn the father of the Colony's Founder William Penn by King Charles II. Admiral Penn was a member of the Church of England and it was his son that became a Quaker at the age of 22.
William Penn was awarded a large amount of land in 1681 from Charles II who owed Penn's family. He named it Pennsylvania ( "Penn's woods" ).
William Penn was the founder of Pennsylvania, the son of Admiral William Penn for whom the Colony was named by King Charles II. He was also a Quaker. Then William Penn had a stroke and died in Ruscombe, Berkshire on July 30 1718.William penn is a famous quaker that founded Pennsylvania