William Penn’s William Penn’s ColonyColony

Chapter 5, Lesson 1Chapter 5, Lesson 1

Who was William Penn?Who was William Penn? Born in England on Born in England on

October 24, 1644.October 24, 1644. Joined the Society of Joined the Society of

Friends, a religious Friends, a religious group called the group called the QuakersQuakers

Practiced religious Practiced religious tolerancetolerance

Was kicked out of Was kicked out of school and went to school and went to jail six times for his jail six times for his beliefsbeliefs

So how did he get a So how did he get a colony?colony?

William’s father, William’s father, Admiral Penn, was Admiral Penn, was rich!rich!

He loaned the King of He loaned the King of England some money.England some money.

When Admiral Penn When Admiral Penn died, he left died, he left everything to William.everything to William.

That meant the king That meant the king needed to repay the needed to repay the loan to William!loan to William!

A New Idea!A New Idea!

William thought that William thought that he could create a he could create a new colony.new colony.

In his colony, In his colony, everyone would be everyone would be able to practice their able to practice their own religion.own religion.

He named it He named it Pennsylvania, or Pennsylvania, or Penn’s Woods, after Penn’s Woods, after his father.his father.

Planning the ColonyPlanning the Colony

Penn wanted Penn wanted everyone in his everyone in his colony to follow colony to follow these rules:these rules: Everyone should be Everyone should be

able to worship in able to worship in their own way.their own way.

People should be People should be treated as equals- not treated as equals- not rich and poor.rich and poor.

People should have a People should have a voice in government.voice in government.

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Penn’s first city was named Penn’s first city was named Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love.Love.

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Starting the ColonyStarting the Colony Penn and 100 settlers Penn and 100 settlers

arrived on a ship called arrived on a ship called the Welcome. They had no the Welcome. They had no food or shelter when they food or shelter when they landed.landed.

The Delaware tribe The Delaware tribe helped them to fish and helped them to fish and grow crops.grow crops.

Penn treated them as Penn treated them as equals and even paid the equals and even paid the tribe and Chief Tamanend tribe and Chief Tamanend for the land that the king for the land that the king had given him.had given him.

Penn’s First Two LawsPenn’s First Two Laws

The Great LawThe Great Law All people are born equal.All people are born equal. Later included in the U.S. governmentLater included in the U.S. government

Frame of GovernmentFrame of Government General Assembly is allowed.General Assembly is allowed. This meant people could choose others This meant people could choose others

to make rules on how the colony should to make rules on how the colony should be governedbe governed

Charter of PrivilegesCharter of Privileges

Another set of laws Another set of laws for the colonyfor the colony Allowed the colony Allowed the colony

to suggest laws to to suggest laws to EnglandEngland

Provided freedom Provided freedom of religionof religion

Question!Question!

Why was William Penn important to Why was William Penn important to Pennsylvania?Pennsylvania?