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Why did william Penn found the colony of Pennsylvania?
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Why did william Penn found the colony of Pennsylvania?

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He established it as a colony where people could practice their religions openly and freely.
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Why did William Penn establish the colony of Pennsylvania?
to provide a refuge for Quakers
to create new trading markets
to provide a refuge for English Catholics
to earn money for the Dutch West India Company
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