USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn, who was a Quaker.

Detailed explanation-2: -The colony of Pennsylvania was founded by Quaker William Penn, who had been granted a charter by King Charles II in repayment of a debt. Penn hoped Pennsylvania would be his “holy experiment, ” a land full of virtuous people whose morals and ethics would shape the government and society.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Quakers of Penn’s colony, like their counterparts across the Delaware River in New Jersey, established an extremely liberal government for the seventeenth century. Religious freedom was granted and there was no tax-supported church. Penn insisted on developing good relations with the Native Americans.

Detailed explanation-4: -William Penn, who founded Pennsylvania, was a leading defender of religious freedom. Born in London, England, Penn was the son of an admiral of the British fleet. He attended Oxford University until he was expelled for joining the Religious Society of Friends, or Quakers.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.