A man named William Penn had enharited money from his wealthy father. The King of England owed him money, so instead of money, Penn ofered to take land in America. The king aggered. This land was later named Pennsalvania (or Penn's woods because of all the trees there).
William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a "Holy Experiment." He was a Quaker and he wanted to give all Quakers a refuge, since they were persecuted in Great Britain. All people who believed in "One Almighty and Eternal God" could settle in Pennsylvania. The colony became one of the first to allow regligious freedom. Thus, many people from England and other nations, like the German farmers and Pennsyvania Dutch, settled there. Penn also expected his colony to be profitable. Farming, professional businessmen, and good waterways and ports enable the colony to be a success from the start.
William Penn
King Charles II owed the Penn family money, instead he gave land to William Penn, he called it "Penn's Woods", he made it for Quakers (a religion)
William Penn asked King Charles II for a charter
As a refuge for Europeam Quakers.
As a refuge for European Quakers.
Pennsylvania
William Penn founded the colony ofPennsylvania
Pennsylvania Colony or Province of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in English North America. It was specifically discovered on March 4, 1681.
William Penn founded Pennsylvania December 12, 1787.
The proprietor of the colony that founded as a haven for Quakers was William Penn, who founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1677, which used to contain the western half of New Jersey.
Pennsylvania colony was founded in the year of 1681 by William Penn.
William Penn founded the Colony of Pennsylvania to give religious freedom to him and the other Quakers and to give them the right to worship as they please.
The colony of Pennsylvania was originally founded in 1682.
William Penn founded the colony of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was founded as a state of religious freedom by the Quakers. William Penn, who founded the colony on March 4, 1681, was the leader of this movement.
Pennsylvania
The colonial Pennsylvania was founded in 1681. I think it was founded by william Penn.
William Penn founded Pennsylvania and the city of Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania.
William Penn founded a Quaker colony that we know as Pennsylvania.
William Penn founded the colony ofPennsylvania