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[pen] Pronunciation Key
[pen] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Sir William, 1621–70, English admiral. |
| 2. | his son, William, 1644–1718, English Quaker: founder of Pennsylvania 1682. |
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English Quaker colonizer in America. He founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1681. |
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| Penn, Sir William 1621-1670.
English admiral who led the English fleet during the Dutch War (1665-1667). |
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Penn, William
Penn, William
A colonist of the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries; the founder of Pennsylvania. Penn, the son of a British admiral, became a Quaker as a young man. The British government repaid a debt to Penn by giving him title to what is now Pennsylvania, where he established a colony with broad religious toleration. Many Quakers, who were persecuted in England, settled in Pennsylvania. Penn was known for his friendly relations with the Native American tribes in his colony.
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