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William Penn
William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, or Penn's Woods, was born. ( son of Admiral Sir William Penn) -
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Fouding of PA
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King Charles II
Mar 4, England's King Charles II granted a charter to William England's King Charles II granted a charter to William Penn (37) for 48,000 square miles that later became Pennsylvania. Penn’s father had claimed of £15,000 against the king. Penn later laid out the city of Philadelphia as about 2 miles long, east to west, and a mile wide. -
William Penn
William Penn established Bucks County as one of Pennsylvania’s 3 original counties. -
Duke of York
William Penn accepted the area around the Delaware River from Duke of York. -
William Penn
William Penn, landed at what is now Chester, Pa. William Penn founded Philadelphia. Penn founded Pennsylvania as a "Holy Experiment" based on Quaker principles. -
William Penn
The founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn, landed at what is now Chester, Pa. William Penn founded Philadelphia. Penn founded Pennsylvania as a "Holy Experiment" based on Quaker principles. -
William Penn
William Penn signed a friendship treaty with Lenni Lenape Indians in Pennsyl-vania. It became the only treaty "not sworn to, nor broken." -
Lenape Indians
The Lenape Indians allegedly sold land along the Lehigh River to William Penn. -
William Penn
William Penn presented a Charter of Privileges for the Province of Pennsylvania during his 2nd and last visit. Among its provisions was one establishing total religious freedom and tolerance to those who wanted to live in peace in the colony. It remained as Pennsylvania's constitution until the outbreak of the American Revolution (1775-1783). -
William Penn
William Penn died.
