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william pennPennsylvania is a commonwealth. It was granted as a colony to William Penn. PA's name breaks into two; Penn (William Penn's last name) and Sylvania or woodland, not sure what language that is. So PA means Penn's woodland.
He insisted on Religious Toleration.
Penn's Woods was the name of William Penn's colony, Pennsylvania. It was Penn's, possessive tense, plus woods, because PA was heavily forested land.
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William Penn founded PA and sold land very cheaply and King Charles II named it after his father Admiral Sir William Penn. William Penn
William Penn found Pennsylvania in 1682. Pennsylvania was known as Penn's Woods or Penn's Forest. The first part "Penn" is for William Penn, and "sylvania" is the word for forest. So basically, it was Penn's Woods or Penn's Forest.
In honor of Adm. Sir William Penn, father of William Penn. It means "Penn's Woodland."
The statue of William Penn is made out of bronze.
In 1682 Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn because King Charles owed William Penn`s father.
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