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Why did the early colonists settle in Pennsylvania?

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∙ 12y ago

Wiliam Penn, a wealthy Quacker, wanted freedom of religion for male christians. He bought and set up his own colony, but I'm not sure why he would choose Pensylvania, but you can tell he named it after himself.

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