Penn was a Quaker and his philosophy on government and religion was based on his being a Quaker. He was arrested and jailed many times for being a Quaker and not following the state religion.
4 times william penn was sent to jail for standing up for what he believed in
two times and had 15 kids
William Penn went to prison for being a Quaker. Everyone in England was supposed to be Church of England. His father owed money to the King so William settled on taking land in America instead.
William Penn had three slaves that he owned
Penn was a Quaker and his philosophy on government and religion was based on his being a Quaker. He was arrested and jailed many times for being a Quaker and not following the state religion.
4 times william penn was sent to jail for standing up for what he believed in
two times and had 15 kids
William Penn went to prison for being a Quaker. Everyone in England was supposed to be Church of England. His father owed money to the King so William settled on taking land in America instead.
William Penn had one wife.
William Penn had three slaves that he owned
William Penn had 17 kids in total. but he had 2 wife's
Penn was a ardent Quaker and had been arrested several times in London. He was from a wealthy family and when his father died the king owed him money. To pay the debt the king gave Penn a land grant to Pennsylvania. This got Penn out of England and he was able to establish a Quaker colony that would become Pennsylvania.
William Penn
British. It was settled by William Penn who was given a land grant by the king to settle a debt he had with Penn's father. Penn was glad to leave England since he was a Quaker and was arrested and jailed for his beliefs.
William penn had 2 wives one died and he got married again
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