William Penn and the founding of Pennsylvania, 1680-1684

By Jean R.Soderlund

Subjects: Penn, william, 1644-1718, Sources, Pennsylvania, history, colonial period, ca. 1600-1775, Quelle, Penn, William, -- 1644-1718, History, Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources

Description: William Penn wanted his Pennsylvania to be a land where people of differing languages and customs could live together, where men and women could worship as they pleased, where free men could participate fully in their government. Such a land, William Penn believed, would indeed be blessed by God. He proceeded toward his objective with great boldness and vigor, as we will see in many of the documents that follow. - Introduction.