William Penn

William Penn

William Penn... Who was he?

• William Penn is known as the founder of Pennsylvania

• Born in London, England on October 14, 1644

• William was married twice and had 8 children

How Did William Acquire Pennsylvania

• The King of England at the time, King Charles II, owed William’s father a large some of money

• William’s father passed away before the King was able to repay the debt

• The King however decided to make the repayment to William instead!!

• Instead of money, King Charles II gave William a large piece of land in North America

Why did Penn want the land?

• William Penn belonged to a religious group called the Quakers

• English law said that everyone had to belong to the Church of England ... and William and the Quakers didn’t want to do this!!

• So just like the Pilgrims, they wanted to leave England so they could choose to worship in their own way

• So William wanted land where the Quakers could go to worship freely

The New Colony

• William Penn called as his new colony Pennsylvania ... which means Penn’s Woods

• He also designed the colonies main settlement of Philadelphia. Philadelphia means, “The City of Brotherly Love

Multiple Choice

What was William Penn the founder of?

• Pennsylvania

• Florida

• Texas

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Where was William Penn born?

• Apollo, Pennsylvania

• London, England

• Madagascar

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How many children did William Penn have?

• 0

• 2

• 8

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What did King Charles II owe William’s father?

• Food

• Money

• Toilet Paper

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What did King Charles II give William?

• Land

• Money

• Dogs

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Why did The Quakers want to leave England?

• For the good food

• So they could worship freely

• To make new friends

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What does Pennsylvania mean?

• The green state

• Land of Water

• Penn’s Woods

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What does Philadelphia mean?

• The City of Brotherly Love

• City of Angels

• City of Dogs

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What religious group did William belong to?

• The Steelers

• The Pirates

• The Quakers