SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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Question
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Why did William Penn want land in Delaware?
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Pennsylvania wanted a sea port
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He wanted more people to rule over
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Penn obtained the land from King Charles II as payment for a debt owed to his deceased father.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1664, however, the British removed the Dutch from the East Coast. After William Penn was granted the land that became Pennsylvania in 1682, he persuaded the Duke of York to lease him the western shore of Delaware Bay so that his colony could have an outlet to the sea.
Detailed explanation-3: -King Charles II of England had a large loan with Penn’s father, after whose death, King Charles settled by granting Penn a large area west and south of New Jersey on March 4, 1681. Penn called the area Sylvania (Latin for woods), which Charles changed to Pennsylvania in honor of the elder Penn.
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