William penn starts the colony of Pennsylvania CHAPTER 5

William penn starts his colony Born in England on October 24, 1644 Went to school until he was 12, then had private tutors His family had a lot of money, and were close to the King Attended Oxford University During his time at university he joined the Society of Friends

The Quakers Another name for the Society of Friends A Protestant religious group that believes all people are equal They had very different beliefs All people are equal whether they were rich or poor War and fighting are wrong All people should be free to choose their own religion

William Penn was kicked out of Oxford when they found out he was becoming a Quaker He joined the when he was 23 He was sent to jail 6 times for his beliefs His father, the admiral in the King’s navy, was not happy with his son The King owed Admiral Penn money – so when he died in 1670 he needed to repay William the loan

An idea Penn wanted a place where people of all religion could live and practice their beliefs WITHOUT fear of being thrown in jail He did not like the way people were being treated He thought about this for 10 years When the King could not repay the money, William instead asked the King for land in North America This made him one the largest landowners in the world!!!! enn King Charles II

Penn + Sylvania = Pennsylvania, meaning Penn’s woods Our Name Penn wanted to name the land “SYLVANIA” which means woods because almost of the land was covered with forests The King wanted to name it in honor of Admiral Penn Penn + Sylvania = Pennsylvania, meaning Penn’s woods

A new colony is born 1681 – William Penn began to plan how the new colony of Pennsylvania (PA) would be organized for over a year This plan was called the Holy Experiment He planned to give certain “freedoms” to the people that settles here Freedom of Religion Wanted all people to be treated as equals Wanted people to have a voice in how the government was to operate He sent a small group to the colony that year 1682 – William Penn arrived in PA with 100 Quakers on a small ship named Welcome It took 2 months to cross the Atlantic Ocean and 30 people died during the trip

Learning to survive Survive- to live through something that is hard to do The new settlers had to first survive the dangerous trip then had to learn how to survive in this new land once they arrived There was only 20 homes built, so many lived in dug out caves along the Delaware River NO road NO stores NO shopping centers They had a fresh water supply, plenty of wood, many animals and fish The Delaware Tribe were living in the area and helped teacher the settlers how to survive off of the land

William Penn worked closely with the NAs He made peace treaties (agreements) He joined in their sports and activities He paid the Chief, Tamanend, for the land the King of England had given him Treated them as EQUALS!

Important laws Penn passed TWO important laws The Great Law – stated that all people were born equal. Allowed people to worship any religion without punishment The Frame of Government – the allowed people to set up a General Assembly(a group of people chosen by the people to make laws)

Back in England thousands of Quakers were put in jail William Penn was worried so he returned to England in 1684 and stayed for 15 years While he was gone people back in the colony could not agree 1699 – William Penn returned to PA and fixed the problems 1701 – he passed another set of laws called the Charter of Privileges which allowed the colony to SUGGEST laws to England

1701 – William went back to England again to solve problems but died there before he could return again to PA He died in 1718 The colony was ruled by his family until the War of Independence in 1775 William Penn helped model the government we have today! “got the ball rolling”

Colony is a success It was such a great success because it was a safer place for people to live A place of PROMISE and HOPE People were ready for the freedom Penn offered

Ethnic and religious groups in PA Ethnic – a religious, racial, or national group Immigrant – people who move from their country to another

The Pennsylvania Dutch First settled in the LANCASTER AREA and are still there today NO longer exist in Europe More than 70,000 Amish in the United States and Canada The oldest and 2nd largest group is in PA All live in good farming places

Differences OLD ORDER AMISH Outside world is wicked and evil No outside world influences No electricity except generator No cars Black buggies No buttons Dark colored clothes MENNONITE Live life like us Drive dark colored cars Hex signs Grey buggies No buttons Dark colored clothes

Amish DO not have a “church” Every 2nd week they hold a church service in someone’s home Barn raising – get together and spend the day building a new barn for a famer Shunning- no one in the community will pay attention to the rule breaker