USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1681, King Charles II handed over a large piece of his North American land holdings along the North Atlantic Ocean coast to Penn to pay the debts the king had owed to Penn’s father, the admiral and politician Sir William Penn. This land included the present-day states of Pennsylvania and Delaware.

Detailed explanation-2: -Penn chose to acquire lands for his colony through business rather than conquest. He paid the Indians 1200 pounds for their land under the treaty, an amount considered fair.

Detailed explanation-3: -1664: Duke of York granted land that had been part of New Netherland to two of his friends, Lord Berkeley and Sir George Carteret. Promised settlers many benefits for colonizing including cheap land, representative government and freedom of religion. The colony quickly grew.

Detailed explanation-4: -On March 4, 1681, King Charles II of England granted William Penn a New World colony as payment for a debt of 16, 000 pounds the King owed to Penn’s father, a deceased admiral in the British Navy. It was a shrewd move on the part of Charles.

Detailed explanation-5: -King Charles II gave Pennsylvania to William Penn to settle a £16, 000 debt owed to Penn’s father.