Articles related to "Quakers In America"

William Penn arrives in Philadelphia. Within three years there are 7,000 people living in the city. Penn insures peace by dealing fairly with the Indians.

William Penn uses his own wealth and that of other Quakers to insure than his colony of Pennsylvania would surpass all other American colonies to date.

William Penn: Becomes a Quaker, and obtains a grant to establish a Quaker colony in Pennsylvania in America.