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Penn was a Quaker who was from a very well established English family. He was often arrested for his beliefs. When his father died the king owed him money, but instead of payment in pounds he asked for land in America. The king granted him the land that became Pennsylvania. The colony that was created was what Penn had envisioned for his ship of Quakers. They signed a peace treaty with the Native Americans of the area and outlawed slavery. They were living according to Quaker principles.

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