William Penn

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William Penns Colony

• Chapter 5, Lesson 1

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Who was William Penn?

• Born in England on October 24, 1644.
• Joined the Society of Friends, a religious group
  called the Quakers
• Practiced religious tolerance
• Was kicked out of school and went to jail six
  times for his beliefs

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So how did he get a colony?

• Williams father, Admiral Penn, was rich!
• He loaned the King of England some money.
• When Admiral Penn died, he left everything to
  William.
• That meant the king needed to repay the loan to
  William!

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A New Idea!

• William thought that he could create a new
  colony.
• In his colony, everyone would be able to practice
  their own religion.
• He named it Pennsylvania, or Penns Woods, after
  his father.

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Planning the Colony

• Penn wanted everyone in his colony to follow
  these rules
• Everyone should be able to worship in their own
  way.
• People should be treated as equals- not rich and
  poor.
• People should have a voice in government.

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Starting the Colony

• Penn and 100 settlers arrived on a ship called
  the Welcome. They had no food or shelter when
  they landed.
• The Delaware tribe helped them to fish and grow
  crops.
• Penn treated them as equals and even paid the
  tribe and Chief Tamanend for the land that the
  king had given him.

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Penns First Two Laws

• The Great Law
• All people are born equal.
• Later included in the U.S. government
• Frame of Government
• General Assembly is allowed.
• This meant people could choose others to make
  rules on how the colony should be governed

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Charter of Privileges

• Another set of laws for the colony
• Allowed the colony to suggest laws to England
• Provided freedom of religion

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Question!

• Why was William Penn important to Pennsylvania?