William Penn and the Quakers

WANTED: Immigrants for the Colony of Pennsylvania.

Year 1685. All requests for land in the New World & in the colony of Pennsylvania should be directed to William Penn c/o The Office of Pennsylvania Settlement. Charles Street, London, England 177674. Please, only serious applicants need apply.

Assignment: WRITE A LETTER ASKING TO JOIN THE COLONY of Pennsylvania

1. It must have a title.
2. The letter must show your knowledge of Penn & the Quakers.
3. BE SURE TO INCLUDE 3-5 FACTS ABOUT THE QUAKERS.
4. The letter must ask for a tract of land for you & your family to settle on.
5. The letter must “impress” Penn so that he just can’t say no!
6. Your LETTER should be at least TWO paragraphs long.
7. It should be written with VOICE, not just a simple restatement of facts.

USE BOTH THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITES & HERE TO WRITE YOUR LETTER.

YOU MAY SAVE IT TO YOUR DIRECTORY OR GIVE ME A PRINTED/HANDWRITTEN COPY.

-First, click on this and read!!!: Quakers for Kids

-Watch this too!!!: The Vision of William Penn

-Facts on the Quakers:

1. Born in London, England, the son of a naval officer knighted as Sir William Penn
2. Attended Oxford University and was expelled for opposing the rule that all had to be Protestant members of the Church of England.
3. Penn’s father sent him to France & Italy to be “cultured” and he returned a noble gentleman.
4. At 22, he went to Ireland to manage his father’s estates and he met a Quaker preacher named Thomas Loe who taught Penn the Quaker faith.
5. Penn was imprisoned three separate times for preaching the Quaker faith in England.
6. King Charles II of England gave Penn land in America to repay a debt the King owed to his father.
7. Penn called the land “Sylvania” and King Charles II added Penn to the name.
8. Pennsylvania reflected Penn’s Quaker beliefs:

• Religious Toleration: People could worship however they wanted.
• Colonists of Pennsylvania had personal & property rights along with the right of self-government.
• Creating friendly relationships with the Natives & paying for land that was once the Natives.
• Some racial equality existed in the colony.
• People should help their fellow human being whenever possible.
• Anti-War (Pacifism): Penn did not have a militia to protect the colony and did not believe in war.