Letter Sent From Philadelphia, By William Penn And The Twelve Justices

In 1682, he wrote the Pennsylvania Act; in it in Pen planned out his laws for freedom in the colony. Because he was a Quaker, Penn did not believe in war and he wanted religious freedom for all, but he also wanted all to at least believe in a God. Like Williams, he wanted freedom of religion but he had government much more involved in religious matters than William did.  In Pennsylvania any religion that believed in God was tolerated and all citizens also received the freedom of worship. Despite the religious freedom, the citizens of Pennsylvania did have religious obligations; they were required to acknowledge God, keep the Sabbath, not take the Lords name in vain, or speak any blasphemy. In order to hold an office in government in Pennsylvania one had to take a religious test (Frohnen, 65). Their Freedom of religion was limited, and would not be considered ‘religious freedom’ by today’s

When William Penn died, everyone stopped respecting the Indians. This can lead to the Indians having a war with the middle colonies because of the uneven respect. Another bad thing is the languages that everyone spoke in Pennsylvania. The settlers didn’t understand each other causing bad things to happen. For instance, a French guy looks at a vase that a Scottish man made. Then the French guy picks up the vase. The Scottish man says,”what are you doing?” Then the French guy doesn't understand the Scottish language. So, he takes it because he might interpret those words as,”Take it for free.”(Or for another

This paper will explore the history of the colonial settlements of the Quakers, who are also known as the Society of Friends, who settled in New Jersey and Pennsylvania in colonial times. The history surrounding the establishment and growth of the Quaker colonies of West Jersey and Pennsylvania will be discussed. William Penn’s efforts in establishing the colonies of West Jersey and Pennsylvania were paramount to Quakers immigrating to America. John Fenwick also played a major role in founding the colony of West Jersey, which is now known as New Jersey and the later immigration of Quakers to Pennsylvania. The abolitionist efforts of the Quakers in their fight against slavery, their equal treatment of slaves and the assistance that they provided to slaves will also be discussed. Quakers provided shelter, financial support and harbored many slaves so that they could avoid capture by their owners. Quakers were a large part of the abolitionist movement in the colonies while slavery was legal. Many Quakers played a role in the Underground Railroad, which assisted slaves in obtaining their freedom and avoiding capture. The terms “Quaker” and Society of Friends are interchangeable and will be used throughout this paper accordingly.

David O. Stewart, by profession, is a lawyer with a resume that includes everything from arguing appeals at the Supreme Court level to serving as a law court to the acclaimed Junior Powell. But in writing The Summer of 1787: The Men Who Invented the Constitution (specifically, I read the First Simon & Schuster trade paperback edition May 2008, copyrighted in 2007), he uses that experience in law to prove himself a gifted storyteller. Two hundred sixty-four pages long, this United States history nonfiction book does indeed have the substance to engage the reader throughout. It has special features that include two appendices featuring the elector system and the actual constitution of 1787, author’s notes, suggested further reading, acknowledgments and an index (which escalate the total length of the book to three hundred forty-nine pages long).

Within the New World, individuals such as William Bradford, a separatist religious leader as well as governor of Plymouth (131), and Thomas Morton, a lawyer and social reformer, were both very significant men within our history books. The story of Merry Mount/Ma-re Mount is shown from two different perspectives which offers the readers an awareness and understanding of the way religion and government influenced the lives of those who dwelled in Plymouth Massachusetts, and Ma-re Mount. Thomas Morton and William Bradford are somewhat like Tom and Jerry for the reason that they dislike one another and have different accounts of Ma-re Mount/Merry Mount and that they tend to dispute with one another often when it comes to religion. Bradford’s writing tells the story of Merry Mount in a narrative and formal way whereas Morton’s writing is unlike any writing during his time, it’s humorous and also told from a non-Puritans perspective. Although Bradford claims Morton to be an anarchic drunk there are many reasons to say that he was in fact a comedic hero.

In 1681, Penn and 11 other Quakers brought the Proprietary rights to east New Jersey. King Charles II owed Penn’s father, Admiral Sir William Penn, and in return Penn persuaded the king to grant him a “vast province on the west bank of the Delaware River” (Samuel, 2000). It was named Pennsylvania, which means Penn’s woods, after his father. Penn decided that his colony was going to be different from the rest of the colonies in that they were going to be a Quaker based colony. He believed in a “divine right of government” and formed the government of Pennsylvania as a “holy experiment” in governing. This type of government is considered being ahead of its time as it set forth a representative form of government. The penal system was designed to reform not just punish, and “all prisoners except capital prisoners were entitled to bail, work houses were substituted for dungeons and the death penalty was limited to murder and treason”. Also, Penn instituted public education and designed Philadelphia and other towns to promote health and fire safety. Being that Penn was in charge of the colony, he was given the opportunity to practice the Quaker Peace Testimony. He realized that a lot of the land that he was living on

New England’s colony had an elected governor who led the people. He was not a priest because the settlers wanted to move away from England’s church-specific leadership. However, in the Puritans’ church centered community, the lines between church and state were blurred, if not seen all. The Puritans held town hall meetings involving the community, but the court system was heavily weaved with the Church. Winthrop wrote about how Puritans must “consider [themselves] as a city upon a hill” (Doc A). The birthplace of American exceptionalism found its roots in Winthrop’s sermon. Contrary to Massachusetts, the Jamestown colonists had a governor who believed the fall of Jamestown would have its people sent into a frenzy from benefitting from its plunder (Doc G). Not only did he believe Jamestown would fail, he was a weak leader who was friends with the King of England. Therefore, he was rich and represented the upper class of Jamestown. Bacon believed “[unworthy parasites’ tottering fortunes] have been repaired and supported at the public charge” (Doc H). Here, parasites refers to the upper class, who Bacon suggested were stealing the wealth from those below. The governments of New England and Chesapeake reflected their inhabitants and the different motives underlying each

An analysis of the documents pertaining to colonial Wethersfield, Connecticut (1750s-1780s) revealed that Document N accurately characterizes the time period. The three main ideas found in Document N are ascribed to the treatment of the poor vs. the treatment of the rich, the amount of power-both political and religious-held by Congressionalists, and the presence of religion in the law. In order to further understand the document and fully grasp these ideas, aspects of the time period had to be examined.

The book Decision in Philadelphia the Constitutional Convention if 1787 by Christopher and James Collier offers a unique look at the scribing of the Constitution and the events that not only surrounded it but led up to its creation. The authors take on the events and their creative writing style make the book and enjoyable and fact filled read on one of the country’s most important events. They begin with a historical look at the events that led up to the signing and a brief synopsis of the events that were occurring in the country at the time. The background that they give provides a good base for the information and allows the reader to see things through the eyes of someone living in the time.

Discuss how William Penn viewed his colony as a “holy experiment?” How did the Quaker religion differ from Puritanism in New England? [Chapter 3…and Chapter 2 review]

Imagine oneself back at the constitutional convention in seventeen eighty-seven. All of the brightest minds and most respected people in one place, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the southeast of the state, near New York. Because it is May, and just beginning to be summer, it is hot, and because all the windows are closed in the interest of secrecy, it is stifling as well. Fifty-five well known thinkers of the age, all white males, have come. They range in age from James Madison, an up-and-comer and a prodigy who is twenty five to Benjamin Franklin, a wise, venerable, learned man who is eighty one. Delegates from eleven states are present, New Hampshire not turning up until July, and Rhode

Within a Year of Young William Penn's release, William Penn Sr. had passed away. William Penn after departing for a sidetrip to see "Guli" his future wife, stayed an extra 4 days because of Guli and this marked the start of their soon to be marriage. Although this was postponed 3 years because of William Penn's work that needed to be finished for his father in Ireland. Penn worked hard to obtain the release of captive Quakers in prison during his visit to Ireland. His father's affairs came after his Quaker faith during his arrival in Ireland. He persistantly attempted to gain release while having knowlege of The Court's ways to help his cause. Penn's hard work payed off and his friends were released from prisons via Penn's invaluable skills of politics, persausion, and influence on the Stuart Court and Brokers of the Court. After his Quaker escapedes, William Penn Jr. immediately atteneded to his fathers errands which majorily were good and serving a good job for William Penn Sr. But his father's health was failing and William Penn Jr. soon rushed home to england upon recieveing a scary letter from his mother. He left his advisor in charge of the Irish

Samuel Seabury, when writing the Letters of A Westchester Farmer, is debating in the press the legitimacy of the Continental Congress that meet in Philadelphia a few months before, condemning this gathering as subversive to the British Empire and Seabury equates the colonial demand for legislative rights as arrogant and “whiggish nonsense”. Alexander Hamilton challenges these

This essay is a review of the Decisions in Philadelphia: The Constitutional Convention of 1787. The body of this work will highlight a few of the differences found in Collier and Collier’s Decision in Philadelphia (2007) and Middlekauff’s The Glorious Cause (2005) and paint a picture for the reason for the convention, the need for a change from the Articles of Confederation, as well as some of the key takeaways from the Constitution that impact us still today. The Decision in Philadelphia highlights well the overarching theme of compromise. Compromise was and still is the cornerstone to the government in the United States of America. This essay will showcase this theme over and over as it was critical to allow for the collective good to succeed. Webster’s dictionary defines compromise as the settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions. Compromise is further defined as the blending qualities of different things, those different things were the ideals, principles, and values of the Constitution’s framers.

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