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When did the Pennsylvania colony start?
Also who came and why did they come? It’s for my history homework and I need some help. Thanks. [=
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In 1677, a group of prominent Quakers that included Penn received the colonial province of West New Jersey (half of the current state of New Jersey). That same year, two hundred settlers from the towns of Chorleywood and Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire and other towns in nearby Buckinghamshire arrived, and founded the town of Burlington. Penn, who was involved in the project but himself remained in England, drafted a charter of liberties for the settlement. He guaranteed free and fair trial by jury, freedom of religion, freedom from unjust imprisonment and free elections.
William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) was made “Absolute Proprietor” (and founder) of a Quaker settlement in April 1681, the Province of Pennsylvania, or the English North American colony and the future U.S. state of Pennsylvania. He wanted to name this royal grant of land from King Charles II simply “Sylvania” but the king wanted to acknowledge his debts to Admiral William Penn,
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