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William Penn wanted people to have religious freedom too so he started Pennslyvania.:)

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Who founded pennslyvania?

William Penn.


Who founded the colony of pennslyvania as a refuge?

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William Penn (the first owner of Pennsylvania)


Did William penn invent something?

He was the founder of the province of Pennslyvania


Who Founded the colony of Pennslyvania as a refuge for himself and fellow Quakers?

William penn


What is the origin of the name of Pennslyvania?

William Penn- foundersylvania means woods or forest


Who established the postal service?

William Penn established the very first postal office in Pennslyvania


What did William Penn call his land?

In 1677, William Penn led about 200 settlers to a town named Burlington. There, he named the area that was bought by him and others, "New Wales", then "Sylvania" (Latin for "forests or woods'"), which King Charles changed to "Pennsylvania" in honor of Penn's father, Admiral Sir William Penn.


What settlement did William penn start?

William Penn started the Massachusetts colony


Who were the settlers of Pennsylvania?

Well the Europeans were the first on to settle in Pennsylvania. One of the European was William Penn, the son of Sir Admiral William Penn. William Penn (the son) was part of a group called Quakers. The Quakers believed there shouldn't be any wars and thought that everyone was equal .


Who founded the colony of Pennslyvania?

Oh, dude, it was William Penn who founded Pennsylvania. Yeah, like, back in the late 1600s, he got a land grant from King Charles II and decided to start a colony for Quakers. So, like, thanks to him, we have Philly cheesesteaks and the Liberty Bell. Cool, right?


When was pennslyvania founded?

Pennsylvania was founded in 1682 by a man who goes by the name of William Penn. The colony gets its name by this man. Thus the name being Pennsylvania.