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How was the Pennsylvania colony founded?

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English Quaker William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1681

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English Quaker William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1681 when King Charles II granted him for charter for over 45,000 square miles of land penn had previously helped found Quaker settlements in the West New Jersey, and was eager to expand his Quaker colony
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