Class PPT

1. Pennsylvania: A Haven For
Quakers
Essential Question: How did Quaker beliefs influence the development of
Pennsylvania?

2. William Penn
 Wealthy English gentleman
who presented a plan to King
Charles II
 King Charles II had once
borrowed money from Penn’s
father
 Instead of money, Penn asked
for land in America
 The king was glad that he no
longer had the debt
 Penn was a devout Quaker

3. Quakers
 Protestant group also known as
the “Society of Friends”
 Believed that people had an “inner
light” that could lead them to
salvation
 Each member could experience
religious truth directly. Church
services and officials weren’t
necessary
 Believed that everyone was equal
in God’s eyes
 Pacifists- refused to fight in wars

4. Role ofWomen in Quaker Pennsylvania
 Women were given the
opportunity to speak at
religious meetings
 Many traveling Quaker
preachers were women
 Despite the belief that
women were equal, they
were not permitted to
speak at business
meetings

5. The “Holy Experiment”
 Penn saw the colony as an
opportunity to put Quaker ideals
of toleration and equality into
practice
 He supervised the development of
Philadelphia, the “city of brotherly
love”
 Penn believed that settlers should
pay for NativeAmerican land
rather than taking it by force
 Native Americans had a great
relationship with Penn and the
Quakers

6. Summarizer
1.Pennsylvania was a better deal for
____________________________.
2.Being a Quaker _________ appealing
because……………
3.Quakers _________ in favor of women’s
equality as shown by………………
4. William Penn’s treatment of Native
Americans was_________________.
1.
2.
3.
4.

7. ExtensionActivity
 Compare and ConstrastWilliam Penn and Daniel Pastorious’
views of Pennsylvania
 http://edsitement.neh.gov/sites/edsitement.neh.gov/files/works
heets/Charts717-01.pdf