1. Name:__________________
Religion and the Quakers
The official religion of England in the 1600’s was the Church of England. However, some people wanted to join other Christian churches, such as the Puritans and the Quakers. These other churches were considered illegal and people could be put in jail for joining them.
The Quakers believed that there shouldn't be any religious rituals in a church. They also refused to fight in any war, believed in religious freedom for all, and were against slavery.
Life as a Quaker
William Penn became a Quaker when he was twenty-two. It was not easy for him. He was arrested for attending Quaker meetings, but was released because of his famous father, an Admiral in the British Navy. However, his father was not happy with him and forced him out of the house. He became homeless and lived with other Quaker families for a while. Later, Penn's father became ill. His father had grown to respect his son's beliefs and courage. He left Penn a large fortune when he died.
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A Free Land
William Penn envisioned Pennsylvania to be a Quaker land, but also a free land. He wanted freedom for all religions and a safe place for persecuted minorities to live. He also wanted peace with the Native Americans and hoped they could live together as "neighbors and friends."
In 1682, William Penn and around one hundred Quaker settlers arrived in Pennsylvania. They established the city of Philadelphia. Penn had designed the city which had streets laid out in a grid. The city and the colony was a success. Led by Penn, the new government protected the rights of the citizens and maintained peace with the local Native Americans. By 1684, there were around 4,000 people living in the colony. 16
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Tues 10/3
Answer the following questions.
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1. What was a belief of the Quakers?
You should fight in wars
Puritans should be put in jail
There should be religious rituals
They were against slavery
What was the cause of Penn’s father leaving him a large fortune?
Being an Admiral in the British Navy
Gaining respect for his son’s beliefs
Penn turning twenty-two years old
Penn founding the colony in America
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Pennsylvania Charter
With the conditions for Quakers getting worse in England, Penn came up with a plan. He went to the king and proposed that the Quakers should leave England and have their own colony in the Americas. The king liked the idea and gave Penn a charter for a large tract of land in North America. At first the land was called Sylvania, which means "woods", but it was later named Pennsylvania in honor of William Penn's father.
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Answers- D B
Name:__________________
Religion and the Quakers
The official religion of England in the 1600’s was the Church of England. However, some people wanted to join other Christian churches, such as the Puritans and the Quakers. These other churches were considered illegal and people could be put in jail for joining them.
The Quakers believed that there shouldn't be any religious rituals in a church. They also refused to fight in any war, believed in religious freedom for all, and were against slavery.
Life as a Quaker
William Penn became a Quaker when he was twenty-two. It was not easy for him. He was arrested for attending Quaker meetings, but was released because of his famous father, an Admiral in the British Navy. However, his father was not happy with him and forced him out of the house. He became homeless and lived with other Quaker families for a while. Later, Penn's father became ill. His father had grown to respect his son's beliefs and courage. He left Penn a large fortune when he died.
251
A Free Land
William Penn envisioned Pennsylvania to be a Quaker land, but also a free land. He wanted freedom for all religions and a safe place for persecuted minorities to live. He also wanted peace with the Native Americans and hoped they could live together as "neighbors and friends."
In 1682, William Penn and around one hundred Quaker settlers arrived in Pennsylvania. They established the city of Philadelphia. Penn had designed the city which had streets laid out in a grid. The city and the colony was a success. Led by Penn, the new government protected the rights of the citizens and maintained peace with the local Native Americans. By 1684, there were around 4,000 people living in the colony. 16
274 35
295 49 59
308 80
230
352 92
369
115
Tues 10/3
Answer the following questions.
WE/YOU DO
138
1. What was a belief of the Quakers?
You should fight in wars
Puritans should be put in jail
There should be religious rituals
They were against slavery
What was the cause of Penn’s father leaving him a large fortune?
Being an Admiral in the British Navy
Gaining respect for his son’s beliefs
Penn turning twenty-two years old
Penn founding the colony in America
161
171
Pennsylvania Charter
With the conditions for Quakers getting worse in England, Penn came up with a plan. He went to the king and proposed that the Quakers should leave England and have their own colony in the Americas. The king liked the idea and gave Penn a charter for a large tract of land in North America. At first the land was called Sylvania, which means "woods", but it was later named Pennsylvania in honor of William Penn's father.
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2. Answers- 3a. C 3b. B ABD C B 7a. B 7b. D
3. PART A- What was the reason the Quakers started the colony of Pennsylvania?
They were looking for gold and furs
The Puritans were competing against them
They wanted religious freedom for everyone
Penn’s father convinced them to start it
3. Part B- What sentence from the passage helps support your answer from Part A?
“However, his father was not happy with him and forced him out of the house.”
“He wanted freedom for all religions and a safe place for persecuted minorities to live”
“The city and the colony was a success.”
“At first the land was called Sylvania,”
4. Choose THREE things that William Penn had had hoped for Pennsylvania.
Safe place for minorities
Religious freedom
To trade with the Puritans
Peace with Native Americans
To trade with the French
5. Which is NOT true about Philadelphia?
The city was built in a grid pattern
Philadelphia was very successful
The city was home to 5,000 people
The townsfolk were friendly to the Native Americas
6. What did William Penn have to do to get permission to start a colony?
Borrow land from the Puritans for a time
Convince the king that the Quakers would leave
Pay his father for the land
Pay a large some of money to the Virginia Company
7. PART A- What does the word proposed mean as it is used in the passage?
Bragging or showing off
To give a suggestion or an idea
To lie or tell false information
Ask some one to marry you
7. PART B- Which sentence or phrase from the passage supports your answer to Part A?
“there shouldn't be any religious rituals”
“The city and the colony was a success.”
“it was later named Pennsylvania in honor of William Penn's father.”
“The king liked the idea”
Answers-
3a. C
3b. B
ABD C B
7a. B
7b. D
3. PART A- What was the reason the Quakers started the colony of Pennsylvania?
They were looking for gold and furs
The Puritans were competing against them
They wanted religious freedom for everyone
Penn’s father convinced them to start it
3. Part B- What sentence from the passage helps support your answer from Part A?
“However, his father was not happy with him and forced him out of the house.”
“He wanted freedom for all religions and a safe place for persecuted minorities to live”
“The city and the colony was a success.”
“At first the land was called Sylvania,”
4. Choose THREE things that William Penn had had hoped for Pennsylvania.
Safe place for minorities
Religious freedom
To trade with the Puritans
Peace with Native Americans
To trade with the French
5. Which is NOT true about Philadelphia?
The city was built in a grid pattern
Philadelphia was very successful
The city was home to 5,000 people
The townsfolk were friendly to the Native Americas
6. What did William Penn have to do to get permission to start a colony?
Borrow land from the Puritans for a time
Convince the king that the Quakers would leave
Pay his father for the land
Pay a large some of money to the Virginia Company
7. PART A- What does the word proposed mean as it is used in the passage?
Bragging or showing off
To give a suggestion or an idea
To lie or tell false information
Ask some one to marry you
7. PART B- Which sentence or phrase from the passage supports your answer to Part A?
“there shouldn't be any religious rituals”
“The city and the colony was a success.”
“it was later named Pennsylvania in honor of William Penn's father.”
“The king liked the idea”