SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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William Penn
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Sir George
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Lord Berkley
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The Duke of York
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1681, King Charles II granted him a charter to found a new colony in America. Penn arrived in America in 1682 and established the groundwork for the formation of the Pennsylvania colony. His pluralistic approach attracted a diverse range of people from many faiths.
Detailed explanation-2: -Penn obtained the land from King Charles II as payment for a debt owed to his deceased father.
Detailed explanation-3: -When William Penn was granted the Charter of Pennsylvania from Charles II on March 4, 1681, he gained legal ownership to one of the largest private land grants in history.
Detailed explanation-4: -English Quaker William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1681, when King Charles II granted him a charter for over forty-five thousand square miles of land. This made Penn not just the owner of thousands of square miles of land in North America, but also the proprietor of a whole new colony.
Detailed explanation-5: -The founding of Pennsylvania, about 40, 000 square miles, was confirmed to William Penn under the Great Seal on January 5, 1681.