William Penn, the son of an English admiral, founded the Province of Pennsylvania after being granted the land by the King of England in payment of a debt. Penn established the colony of Pennsylvania based on his Quaker beliefs of religious tolerance and freedom, allowing people of all faiths to worship freely. His colony became known as a "holy experiment" and established a legacy of respect for human rights and dignity in America.

3. Born in London, England Son to Margaret Jasper and Admiral Penn Expelled from Oxford University

4. Convinced by Thomas Loe during travels Advocate for the Quaker Faith and Religious Toleration Leader of Society of Friends

5. The King of England ceded a large territory in the Americas to William as payment for a debt owed to his father. A year later, Penn's "holy experiment" began. He established the colony of Pennsylvania

6. John Moretta states, “If there is anything permanently abiding in the nation’s history, it is the respect for human dignity and human rights. These ideals have come to inform the American creed, and thus the Quaker legacy and that of the man who brought it to North America, William Penn, endures.”

8. True or False William Penn was a calvanist. William Penn founded the Province of Pa. Thomas Loe convinced William Penn William Penn fought for Religious Toleration William Penn’s, “holy experiment” denied religious freedom to the people of Pennsylvania. False, William Penn was a Quaker True, King James II gave it to him because he owed Admiral Penn. True True False, the holy experimented allowed all to worship freely