Which Quaker founded Pennsylvania to establish a place of peace and freedom, and founded Philadelphia?

Which Quaker founded Pennsylvania to establish a place of peace and freedom, and founded Philadelphia?

• A. John Peter Zenger
• B. Abigail Adams
• C. Samuel Adams
• D. William Penn

Answer: (D)

William Penn, a Quaker, founded Pennsylvania to create a place of peace and religious freedom and planned the city of Philadelphia. He received a royal charter in 1681 to establish the colony and promoted liberty of worship and fair treatment for Native Americans. Philadelphia was laid out as a thoughtful, orderly city—its name means “brotherly love”—to welcome diverse settlers who shared these ideals. The other figures listed were important in history but did not found Pennsylvania or Philadelphia.

William Penn, a Quaker, founded Pennsylvania to create a place of peace and religious freedom and planned the city of Philadelphia. He received a royal charter in 1681 to establish the colony and promoted liberty of worship and fair treatment for Native Americans. Philadelphia was laid out as a thoughtful, orderly city—its name means “brotherly love”—to welcome diverse settlers who shared these ideals. The other figures listed were important in history but did not found Pennsylvania or Philadelphia.