Why did people move to the Pennsylvania colony?

Answer 1

William Penn founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1681. He came from a wealthy family and was a personal friend of King Charles II . At age 22,Penn shocked his family and friends by joining the Quakers, one of the most despised religious groups in England. Like Pilgrims and Puritans, Quakers were Protestant reformers. Quakers believed that all people - men and women, nobles and commoners - were equal in God's sight. They allowed women to preach in public and refused to bow or remove their hats in the presence of nobles. They spoke out against all war and refused to serve in the army. To most English people, Quaker beliefs seemed wicked. In both England and New England, Quakers were arrested, fined, or even hanged for their ideas. Penn was convinced that the Quakers must leave England. He turned to the king for help. Charles II issued a royal charter naming Penn proprietor of a big tract of land in North America. The king named the new colony Pennsylvania, or Penn's woodlands.
Penn thought of his colony as a " holy experiment". He wanted it to be a model of religious freedom, peace, and Christian living. Protestants, Catholics,and Jews went to Pennsylvania to escape persecution. Later, English officials forced Penn to turn away Catholic and Jewish settlers.
Penn sent pamphlets describing his colony over Europe. Soon, settlers from England, Scotland, Wales, the Netherlands, France and Germany began to cross the Atlantic Ocean to Pennsylvania.
The main religion practiced was the Quakers.

Answer 2

William Penn founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1681. He came from a wealthy family and was a personal friend of King Charles II . At age 22,Penn shocked his family and friends by joining the Quakers, one of the most despised religious groups in England. Like Pilgrims and Puritans, Quakers were Protestant reformers. Quakers believed that all people - men and women, nobles and commoners - were equal in God's sight. They allowed women to preach in public and refused to bow or remove their hats in the presence of nobles. They spoke out against all war and refused to serve in the army. To most English people, Quaker beliefs seemed wicked. In both England and new England, Quakers were arrested, fined, or even hanged for their ideas. Penn was convinced that the Quakers must leave England. He turned to the king for help. Charles II issued a royal charter naming Penn proprietor of a big tract of land in North America. The king named the new colony Pennsylvania, or Penn's woodlands.
Penn thought of his colony as a " holy experiment". He wanted it to be a model of religious freedom, peace, and Christian living. Protestants, Catholics,and Jews went to Pennsylvania to escape persecution. Later, English officials forced Penn to turn away Catholic and Jewish settlers.
Penn sent pamphlets describing his colony over Europe. Soon, settlers from England, Scotland, Wales, the Netherlands, France and Germany began to cross the Atlantic Ocean to Pennsylvania.
The main religion practiced was the Quakers.