William Penn- Study Guide Flashcards
Who was William Penn?
William Penn was an English Quaker who started the colony of Pennsylvania in 1681.
Why did William Penn start the colony of Pennsylvania?
William Penn wanted a place where people could enjoy religious freedom and could be treated equally.
What was the Holy Experiment?
The Holy Experiment was William Penn’s experiment with religious freedom and the rights of people in the colony of PA.
What important laws did William Penn place into his colony?
- All people had freedom of religion
- People were created and treated equally
- People could govern themselves
How did Pennsylvania get its name?
Penn named his colony “Sylvania” which meant woods. King Charles II of England thought that William Penn’s father should be honored, so the kind added “Penn” to Sylvania.
Name three ways the Delawares helped the Quaker settlers.
The Delaware taught the Quakers how to plant different foods, to hunt, and to fish.
Name the great city William Penn founded.
William Penn founded the city of Philadelphia.
What does Philadelphia mean?
Philadelphia means “City of Brotherly Love.”
What job did most of the early settlers preform in Pennsylvania?
Farming was done by most of the early settlers.
Why was the law of 1780 important?
It was the first law to stop slavery in the United States.
What was the Walking Purchase?
After William Penn died, his family measured land with a Walking Purchase. The Penn family offered money and 500 acres of land to the man who walked the farthest.
How did the Walking Purchase affect the Indians and the colonists?
The Delawares had agreed to sell a strip of land that covered as much land as a man could walk in a day and a half. The settlers cleared a path through the forest before the walk took place. Because of this, the walker was able to cover much more land than the Delawares wanted to sell. The Delawares felt they had been cheated and tricked by the sons of William Penn.
