Pennsylvania as a Colony

(At the end of this unit you should know, understand, and be able to do the following :)

Know / Understand / Do
William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania
Quaker William Penn
Admiral Penn Anglican
Society of Friends King Charles II
persecution charter
debt religious toleration
William Penn: Contributions
equality values
trial by jury treaty
freedom religious toleration
Walking Purchase
The Great Law
Social and Religious Groups
settler settlement
colony colonist
English Quakers Welsh Quakers
Germans Scots-Irish
Indentured Servants immigrants / William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania
William Penn formed a colony in Pennsylvania to provide basic freedoms to all people.
William Penn: Contributions
William Penn’s Quaker beliefs help him to organize a government for the colony.
The Walking Purchase influenced the problems with the Native Americans.
Social and Religious Groups
William Penn encouraged diversity by welcoming social and religious groups. / William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania
Explain why William Penn was given land in Pennsylvania.
William Penn: Contributions
Describe how William Penn’s beliefs contributed to the government.
Describe how the Walking Purchase had an effect on the Native Americans.
Social and Religious Groups
Name the social and religious groups that William Penn encouraged to settle in Pennsylvania.
Describe what an indentured servant is.

Pennsyvlania as a Colony

Key Learning: William Penn formed a colony to provide the basic freedoms to all people.

Unit Essential Question: Why were people willing to leave their homes to come to Pennsylvania?
William Penn: Founder of Pennsylvania / William Penn: Contributions / Social and Religious Groups
Lesson Essential Questions:
  • Why did William Penn form a colony in Pennsylvania?
(pages 100-102) / Lesson Essential Questions:
  • How did William Penn organize the government? (p. 103-107)
  • What interactions did the Native Americans have with William Penn and early settlers? (p. 107-109)
  • What basic ideas did William Penn have that influenced our society?
(p. 100-112)
  • What were William Penn’s plans for a capital city? (p. 110-111)
/ Lesson Essential Questions:
  • Who were the early European settlers and how did they influence life in Pennsylvania today?
(p. 113-119)
Vocabulary:
Quaker William Penn
Admiral Penn Anglican
Society of Friends King Charles II
persecution charter
debt religious toleration / Vocabulary:
equality values
trial by jury treaty
freedom religious toleration
Walking Purchase
The Great Law / Vocabulary:
settler settlement
colony colonist
English Quakers Welsh Quakers
Germans Scots-Irish
Indentured Servants immigrants