The Story of William Penn

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The Story of William Penn

• William Penn was born October 24, 1644 in the
  country of England. Penn attended school until
  age 12. After that he had private tutors teach
  him.

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Quaker Family

• During Penns college experience he joined a
  religious group called the Society of Friends, or
  Quakers.

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Quakers Beliefs

• People who called themselves Quakers believed all
  people should be considered equal regardless of
  how much money they have, and that fighting was
  wrong. Quakers also felt everyone should be able
  to choose their own religion.

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Church of England

• In the 1600s the people of England did not have
  the option of choosing their own religion. It was
  a law that everyone had to belong to the Church
  of England, also known as the Kings Church.

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• Penns religious beliefs caused him to get kicked
  out of college and thrown in jail. When Penn was
  23, he officially joined the Quaker religion.

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• Penns father was a rich Admiral in the Kings
  navy. The King borrowed some money from Admiral
  Penn. When he past away he left all of his money
  to his son, William. This included the money the
  King still owed his father.

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Making a New Colony

• With this money and much planning, Penn decided
  to begin a colony in North America where everyone
  could choose his or her own religion. Penn needed
  to find a way to own land in America.

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King Pays Off Debts

• The King was unable to pay Penn back the money he
  had borrowed from his father. Penn decided to ask
  the King for land in North America instead of the
  money.

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Pennsylvania

• The land the King gave to Penn is now called
  Pennsylvania. At that time Pennsylvania was
  covered with many trees. Penn wanted to name the
  new colony Sylvania, meaning woods. The King
  wanted to name it after Penns father. They
  decided to combine their two thoughts and call it
  Pennsylvania (Penns Woods).

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Colony Begins

• In 1681 Penn sent over a group of people to start
  the colony. This colony gave people religious
  freedom, a voice in the government, and all
  people were treated equally, no matter how rich
  or poor they were. In 1682 Penn arrived with 100
  more Quakers on a ship named Welcome.

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Housing

• When Penn arrived in Pennsylvania, there were
  only 20 houses built. There was no room for Penn
  or the settlers who came with him. They lived in
  dugout caves.

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• Luckily, the settlers of this new colony had wood
  to build new homes. They also had fresh water and
  many types of animals around. The problem was
  they did not know how to catch the animals. The
  Native Americans who were also living in the area
  taught the Quakers how to survive by fishing,
  hunting and growing vegetables.

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Peace Treaties

• Penn got along with the Native American tribes
  and made peace treaties with them. Penn treated
  them as equals.

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Building a Colony

• Many people heard about Penns colony and
  freedoms so they decided to travel to the colony.
  Penn passed two important laws to help the people
  in the colony.

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New Laws are Passed

• The first law was known as the Great Law. This
  law gave people the freedom of religion. It also
  stated that everyone was born equally, no matter
  how much money was in the family. The second law
  that was passed was called the Frame of
  Government. This law outlined how to set up the
  government within the colony.

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• Penn chose to return to England because many
  Quakers were being put in jail. Fifteen years
  later, Penn returned to his colony because the
  people were having trouble managing themselves.
  He helped them to get back on their feet and set
  more laws.

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More Laws Passed

• The laws, called Charter of Privileges, gave the
  colony the right to suggest their laws to
  England. Penn returned to England in 1701 because
  the Quakers were still having trouble there.

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Never to Return

• Penn never had the chance to return to his colony
  because he suffered a stroke in 1711. He was
  unable to govern Pennsylvania after his stroke.
• His wife governed the colony from England.

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• In 1718 Penn passed away, but his colony was run
  by his family until 1775 when it was lost in the
  War of Independence.
• Pennsylvania became a new state in the United
  States.

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That was how Pennsylvania began.