William Penn wanted people to have religious freedom too so he started Pennslyvania.:)
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William Penn (the first owner of Pennsylvania)
He was the founder of the province of Pennslyvania
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William Penn- foundersylvania means woods or forest
William Penn established the very first postal office in Pennslyvania
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.
William Penn started the Massachusetts colony
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 .
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?
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.