Jordan 9 Quaker William Penn Founds Pennsylvannia

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Believing all people were equal, Penn treated the Indians with respect and tried to protect them from the ravages of rum and the rapacity of traders. In 1682 Penn is believed to have signed his famous treaty with the Delaware Indians at Shackamaxon (now Kensington, Philadelphia). The famous "wampum belt" allegedly given to him by the Indians is still in existence.
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Religious Schism
Wanstead, Essex, England was the birthplace of William Penn in 1644. Son of Admiral Sir William Penn, after whom he was named, Penn appears to have had an idyllic childhood raised in a country manor built by his father. Until the age of 12, he attended Archbishop Harsnett’s School at Chigwell and around this time he had his first religious experience which profoundly affected his adult life. He became a convert to Quakerism (the Religious Society of Friends).
Although Penn's intention was to stay in America, perhaps retiring to his manor Pennsbury on the Delaware, further political troubles in England forced his return, and in 1712 he suffered a stroke which disabled him. Hannah managed his affairs until the great man died in 1718. After Hannah’s death in 1727 the proprietorship of Pennsylvania passed to their sons, John, Thomas,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], and Richard.
Back in Pennsylvania, political squabbling had set in and various leadership changes took place. In 1691 George Keith led a religious schism, and Pennsylvania and Delaware separated into two provinces. In 1696, William Markham’s (Penn's secretary and then governor of Delaware) charter replaced the earlier 'Frame', though when Penn returned in 1701 he would again revise this version.
The Passing of William Penn
Penn returned to England to continue his dispute with Baltimore, not to return to Pennsylvania until 1699. England in the 1690s was a turbulent place, particularly for an outspoken,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], liberal Quaker. Penn never shirked from the political fray, as did many of his fellow Quakers, though his forthrightness proved dangerous. He supported James II, though in the revolution of 1688 when William and Mary came to the throne. Later, under suspicion of treason, Penn briefly lost control of his colony from 1692 to 1694. He received another setback when his wife died in 1694. However, he remarried within two years to Hannah Callowhill.
Treaty with Delaware Indians and the "Wampum Belt"
Life and Times of William Penn: The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia, Editor David Crystal (1994)
Although wealthy, Penn lived beyond his means. In order to raise funds, he called in a debt owed to his father by King Charles II. On March 4, 1681 he obtained the charter for Pennsylvania. In August 1682 he gained the rights to Delaware from his friend James, Duke of York. Penn planned to make money by selling tracts of land, and although he was able to attract a good number of investors, he never realized the profits he envisaged. More than 3,000 people flocked to the area in the first year. However,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he saw this venture as more than a money-making exercise; it was, in his famous words an "holy experiment." This experiment would become, as he confidently predicted,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], "the seed of a nation." William made religious tolerance a cornerstone of his administration of the colony.
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William Penn and Quaker Beliefs
Delaware and the English
Colonial Philadelphia
Today, Pennsylvania is the sixth most populous state in America.
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