70.4k views
4 votes
William Penn referred to his colony as a holy experiment because

2 Answers

1 vote

a its degree of religious tolerance had never been tried before.

User Richard M
by
8.2k points
6 votes
William Penn referred to his colony as a holy experiment because he was a firm believer in religious liberty and tolerance, since he himself was a Quaker who had been persecuted against. 
User Atan
by
7.7k points