1. How is England in the 1600s described? Why do you think so many English people wanted to come to the Colonies once they were established? 2. Why was William Penn feuding with this father?

3. Who were the “Philadelphians?”

4. The King of England owed William Penn’s father a debt of money. When the father dies, the King owes William the debt. How does he pay it off?

5. What was William Penn’s vision for his new “utopia?”

6. How did William Penn interact with the Lenni Lenape leaders when he met with them?

7. How was the construction of Philadelphia different from the construction of New York and other cities like it? What did William Penn refuse to build?

8. When William Penn returned to England, what happened to his “Utopian City?”

9. Philadelphia was a major port for trade. What trade goods game into Philadelphia?

10. Who was Francis Pastorius? Why was he disgusted with the Quakers living in Philadelphia? Why did he call them “Hypocrites?

11. Francis Pastorius and many other German people from Germantown, Philadelphia got together to write a significant document. What was this document? What did it call for?

12. True or false: Pennsylvania was the most diverse colony in America.

13. True or false: Pennsylvania became a safe haven for people in Europe considered “outcasts.”

14. True or false: Thomas Jefferson famously said that “William Penn was the greatest lawgiver the world had ever seen.”

15. Who takes over Pennsylvania and runs the Colony after William Penn falls ill?

Critical Thinking:
William Penn insisted that his colony would have tolerance for all religions, a democratic government, and individual rights for its citizens. He was the first to put these “radical” ideas into practice & law by writing the Frame of Government of Pennsylvania.
This document was revered (greated admired) by Thomas Jefferson and other founding fathers. It was even used as a model for the United States Constitution. In your opinion, after watching this video. Did Pennsylvania live up to the dreams and expectations of its founder, William Penn? Explain why or why not.