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William Penn founded Pennsylvania. The colony was established to provide religious freedom. Today, Pennsylvania is called a Commonwealth.
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== == == == == == It was founded as a proprietary colony by William Penn, the Younger, who received its charter from Charles II, Restoration monarch of England. Penn was a Quaker, who hoped that the new colony would provide refuge for that persecuted radical religious sect. He also hoped to profit from the trade goods produced in the colony.
Englishman William Penn found Pennsylvania to provide a place for freedom from religious persecution.
To provide a degree of religious freedom and a refuge for European Quakers.
Because it was established as a Colony to provide a refuge for European Quakers.
Georgia. was founded to provide a religious haven. The colony of Maryland. proprietors did not govern wisely. John Culpeper led a revolt in Albemarle County because. William Penn. gave religious freedom and self-government to the Pennsylvania colonists.
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.William Penn
William Penn's colony was unique in that he welcomed religious refugees from all over Europe, as opposed to other colonies that may have tolerated only one particular "flavor" of protestant Christianity. While it was initially founded as a haven for Penn's own Quaker brethren to escape religious persecution, the Quaker's natural loving, tolerant temperament created a safe environment for a variety of sects, including Mennonites, Brethren, Methodists and others.
Pennsylvania was founded to provide a refuge for people of the Quaker religion. At one time New Jersey was part of Pennsylvania.
The middle colonies were formed to provide religious freedoms from the Church of England, or for certain groups, such as Maryland for Roman Catholics. Deleware was formed when three counties of Pennsylvania rebeled and demanded to be recognized as their own governing body.