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Key Content Review: The Thirteen Colonies

Question 4 • 8th Grade US History & Geography A

Why did William Penn found the colony of Pennsylvania?

Answer
A
to provide a refuge for English Catholics
B
to create new trading markets
C
to provide a refuge for Quakers
D
to work with the Virginia Company

Explanation

William Penn founded Pennsylvania as a place where Quakers could practice their religion freely. Quakers faced persecution in England and elsewhere, so the colony offered them refuge and religious freedom. The correct choice is “to provide a refuge for Quakers.”

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