As a refuge for European Quakers.
The colonial Pennsylvania was founded in 1681. I think it was founded by william Penn.
Pennsylvania colony was founded in the year of 1681 by William Penn.
William Penn
There was religious freedom in colonial Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in 1681 and was originally based on religious freedom for the Quakers.
He was a Quaker during colonial times and founded the Pennsylvania Colony.
The first people to come to Colonial New York were the Quakers. The Quakers stopped in New York before moving on to Pennsylvania.
No Pennsylvania was not a royal colony. It was founded by William Penn in 1682. North Carolina, New Jersey and South Carolina were royal colonies.
No it wasn't. Colonial Pennsylvania is about half the size of Pennsylvania today
Pennsylvania was founded in 1681.
In Pennsylvania
William Penn founded Pennsylvania (hence the name) in 1681. The King of England owed his father a lot of money, and instead of giving him the money he gave him a huge plot of land in the newly 'discovered' colonies. William Penn was a Quaker and for its first years, Pennsylvania was a primarily Quaker area.
The man that originally owned Pennsylvania, William Penn, was a Quaker. A Quaker is a Christian that believes in peace. Overall, America was founded on the concepts of the Bible.