FOUNDER OF THE PROVINCE OF PA

-William Penn

Born in London, England on October 16, 1644

Expelled from Oxford University

Disappointment to the Admiral

A Rebel

“NO CROSS, NO CROWN”

Convinced by Thomas Loe during travels

Advocate for the Quaker Faith and Religious Toleration

Leader of Society of Friends

A year later, Penn's "holy experiment" began. He established the colony of Pennsylvania

The King of England ceded a large territory in the Americas to William as payment for a debt owed to his father.

John Moretta states, “If there is anything permanently abiding in the nation’s history, it is the respect for human dignity and human rights. These ideals have come to inform the American creed, and thus the Quaker legacy and that of the man who brought it to North America, William Penn, endures.”

Source: Moretta, John. William Penn and the Quaker legacy:New York: Pearson Longman.

True or False

1) William Penn was a calvinist.

2) William Penn founded the Province of Pa.

3) Thomas Loe convinced William Penn

4) William Penn fought for Religious Toleration

5) William Penn’s, “holy experiment” denied religious freedom to the people of Pennsylvania.

False, William Penn was a Quaker

True, King James II gave it to him because he owed Admiral Penn.

True

True

False, the holy experimented allowed all to worship freely