He had been persecuted for his faith in England
He had been persecuted for his faith in England
He had been persecuted for his faith in England
William Penn believed people could practice any religion so many people with different religions came to Pennsylvania to live there in peace though William Penn went to jail many times for believing this
William Penn allowed religious freedom in his colony of Pennsylvania because he believed in tolerance and equality for all faiths. He wanted to create a place where people could freely practice their religion without fear of persecution. This policy attracted settlers from various backgrounds and contributed to the success and growth of the colony.
He had been persecuted for his faith in England
Pennsylvania by William Penn on land given to him by the king to pay a debt he owed Penn's father.
William Penn's main motive for creating the Pennsylvania colony was to have a place where all religions could legally be practiced.
Pennsylvania. because it was founded by William Penn a Quaker
William Penn developed his colony of Pennsylvania on the principles of religious freedom. It was originally set up as a colony for Quakers but religious freedom was extended to all religions.
So Quakers could practice their faith freely.
In 1681, William Penn saw Pennsylvania as a "holy experiment," a chance to put his Quaker ideas into practice.
Pennsylvania was founded as a more "free" state then the other colonies, with regards to religion that is. The Quakers were being persecuted all over America but when Penn. was founded, one of the first things William Penn (gov. assigned by Charles II of the British) did was to make his state free of all religious persecution which set an example. Many colonies and countries adopted free-religion legislature soon after. Some measure of religios tolerance with an emphasis on European Quakers.