William Penn
Philadelphia's Quaker founder
William Penn was an English Quaker who founded the Province of Pennsylvania in 1681.
He established the colony as a haven for religious freedom and conducted notably fair treaties with the Lenape people.
Penn's "holy experiment" in democratic governance influenced American constitutional principles.
Philadelphia, his "city of brotherly love," became the colony's capital.
Business holder
- charterFounding organizational document
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- assemblyConstructing from components
- religious freedomRight to practice faith
democratic ideals · colonist · settlement · treaty · Lenape · land grants · surveyor · city planning
Pennsylvania's largest metropolis
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- Delaware RiverMid-Atlantic waterway to ocean
- SusquehannaMajor mid-Atlantic river
- AlleghenyAppalachian range in Pennsylvania
Place for group worship
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- plainnessUnadorned, straightforward quality
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- simplicityLack of complexity
integrity · Friends · silence · queries · conscientious objector · ministry · elders · discernment
proprietor
Business holder
- charterFounding organizational document
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- assemblyConstructing from components
religious freedom · democratic ideals · colonist · settlement · treaty · Lenape · land grants · surveyor · city planning · green spaces
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania's largest metropolis
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- Delaware RiverMid-Atlantic waterway to ocean
- SusquehannaMajor mid-Atlantic river
Allegheny · Lancaster · Chester · proprietorship · colonial capital
meetinghouse
Place for group worship
- pacifismAntiwar moral stance
- plainnessUnadorned, straightforward quality
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
simplicity · integrity · Friends · silence · queries · conscientious objector · ministry · elders · discernment · plain dress
- Pennsylvania Heritagehex signs, barn stars, German settlers, heart motifs, redware
- Religious ReformersJohn Calvin, George Whitefield, Charles Finney, Martin Luther
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pittsburgh, Lancaster, Erie, Harrisburg
- 17th Century FiguresOliver Cromwell, Louis XIV, Isaac Newton, Rene Descartes, Rembrandt
- Colonial SettlersPilgrims, Puritans, Dutch settlers, indentured servants, freemen