How did william penn's religious beliefs impact the founding of pennsylvania?

William Penn was the founder of the British colony of Pennsylvania, which later became two of the United States of America (Pennsylvania and Delaware). He was a defender of democracy and religious freedom and famous for his treatise with the Lenape Indians. The democratic principles that he maintained throughout his life were an important source of inspiration for the future Constitution of the United States.

Born in an influential family in England, at age 25 he joined the religious congregation of the quakers, a religious group seen with great suspicion by the English authorities for some of its principles considered heretical (such as refusing to loyalty oath to the king, or his pacifism). The hostility and persecution to which the quakers were subjected led Penn to establish a colony in America. In 1677 a group of quakers could emigrate west of New Jersey, but Penn remained in England, where in 1681, thanks to the influence of his father, King Charles II granted him a concession to colonize one much wider area to the west and south of New Jersey, which was then known as Pennsylvania.

Within this territory, the absolute authority was entrusted to Penn, who only had to give account to the king. He established a democratic government characterized by the separation of powers and granted religious freedom to all its inhabitants, which facilitated the immigration of other European countries, especially Germany.  

Penn lived in England for most of his life, visiting Pennsylvania twice. During the first visit (1682-1684) he founded the city of Philadelphia and explored the interior of the country, where he established a friendship relationship with indigenous peoples: his efforts in this regard were frustrated by subsequent historical events, but the truth is that the confrontation between settlers and the American natives began much later in Pennsylvania than in other British colonies.  

Penn returned to Pennsylvania in 1699, when he proposed a federation of all the British colonies of North America, although the proposal was little successful. Although he had intended to settle in Philadelphia in 1701, Penn had to return to England due to the economic difficulties due to the machinations of his manager Philip Ford, which led Penn to run the risk to lose the Pennsylvania concession. He died in England in 1718.

Her family was formally the owner of Pennsylvania until the outbreak and triumph of the American Revolution.

early settlements on the subcontinent. both the indus and the ganges rivers carried rich silt from the mountains to the plains. when the rivers flooded, the silt spread over the plains and made the soil in the river valleys fertile for farming.

a punishment or the threat of punishment used to enforce conformity. enforcement of norms or shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations. social control. not everyone internalizes all of society's norms, and some people must be motivated by self-fulfillment.