William Penn founded Pennsylvania on March,4,1681 for two reasons: To make money and to provide the Quakers a safe haven in the American colonies. Penn considered his attempt a "Holy Experiment." Pennsylvania accepted all colonists who believed in one God. Because many colonists of differing beliefs were allowed to settle in Pennsylvania, the colony prospered. Dutch, Germans, Swiss, as well as British Quakers settled the area.
William Penn wanted to name Pennsylvania "Sylvania" which means woods, but King Charles II wanted to name Pennsylvania "Penn" because of Williams dad's (and Willam's) last name was Penn. So King Charles II and William made an agreement and put their 2 ideas together. "PENN" and "SYLVANIA" put it together it makes PENNSYLVANIA.
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In1681, Charles II granted a land tract to William Penn that now includes Pennsylvania. Penn founded a colony there as a place of religious freedom for Quakers, and named it for the Latin sylvania meaning woods
The Province of Pennsylvania, also known as the Pennsylvania Colony, was founded in English North America by William Penn on March 4, 1681 as dictated in a royal charter granted by King Charles II.
William Penn in 1682
Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in 1682.
Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in 1680.
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Pennsylvania was founded in 1681.
Pennsylvania colony was founded in the year of 1681 by William Penn.
William Penn founded Pennsylvania December 12, 1787.
William Penn founded Pennsylvania.
The colonial Pennsylvania was founded in 1681. I think it was founded by william Penn.
William Penn founded Pennsylvania. He was a Quaker, and founded Pennsylvania for others of his religion.
Pennsylvania was founded as a state of religious freedom by the Quakers. William Penn, who founded the colony on March 4, 1681, was the leader of this movement.
William Penn founded Pennsylvania and the city of Philadelphia.
William Penn founded Pennsylvania.... I am doing my state report on Pennsylvania. And your mom founed Delaware.
It was founded in 1643, and it was founded for religious tolerance.
It was founded in 1696
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