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WILLIAM PENN AND THE BEGINNING OF PENNSYLVANIA

INTRODUCTION

• Who was William Penn ? William Penn was an real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He started religious freedom for a religious group called the Quakers, Known for successful treaties with the Lenape Indians. He also helped plan and develop Philadelphia.

TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT EVENTS• October 14th 1644

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• 1675

• 1681

• 1682

• 1694

• 1696

• 1700s

• 1718

• William was born in London, England, Parents William and Margaret Penn, named honor of his father.

• Expelled from Oxford University in England in 1662 for refusing to conform to the Anglican Church

• William Penn’s father died and Penn inherited the family estates and he began to work for King Charles II.

• Penn married Gulielma Springett, a fellow Quaker, They had eight children, but only three reached adulthood: Springett (1675-1696), Letitia (1678-1746), and William Penn Jr. (1681-1720).

• William Penn became a trustee of West New Jersey made New Jersey a place for Quakers.

• Penn was rewarded land from King Charles II as a debt to William Penn’s father. This land was located in America where he started a new colony.

• Penn moved to America in 1682 and established Pennsylvania as a place where people could enjoy freedom of religion

• Penn is given back the proprietorship of Pennsylvania. For helping the King when Penn returned home he finds out his wife died.

• Penn is remarried at the age of 52 to a 26 year old which is very awkward today. They both had seven children and four made it to adulthood.

• William Penn moved back to England and still had control of Delaware. He made a charter to give away Pennsylvania. The Liberty Bell is known as the Declaration of Independence of England. After the years William Penn was getting old and his health started to fail him.

• William Penn Died at the age of 74 and was buried at Jordan’s Meetinghouse in Buckinghamshire. He lived an amazing life and accomplished a lot of goals in his life. He escaped control and united his people. William Penn is still known today in history and especially in my birthplace Philadelphia. William Penn has a statue on top of the City Hall Building of Philadelphia.

PENNSYLVANIA IN PRESENT DAY

• City Of Philadelphia • Statue of William

Penn• Liberty Bell• Pennsbury • manor

THINGS NAMED AFTER WILLIAM PENN

William Penn Hotel

William Penn University

William Penn INN and Hotel William Penn High School

REFERENCES

Five Sources for Research Project

Journal Articles

Article 1 Morris, K. (1993). Theological sources of William Penn’s Concept of religious toleration.

Journal of Church, 35(1), 83. Retrieved from http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles./9511031606/theological-sources-william-penns-

concept-religious-toleration

Article 2

filiaci, A. (2004). William Penn and the founding of Philadelphia. Cobblestone, 25(7), 8. retrieved from http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/14650669/william-penn-founding-

philadelphia

Book Soderlund, J.R. (1983). William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania: A documentary

history . Pennsylvania,Lehigh: University of Pennsylvania Press.

website

Independence hall, A. (2012). Brief history of William Penn. Retrieved from www.ushistory.or/penn

Encyclopedia

William Penn. ‘’ Encyclopedia of World Biography, 2004. Retrieved march 19. 2013 from Encyclopedia.com: Http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1g2/1g2-3404705041.html