Welcome the founder of Pennsylvania into your classroom. Learn about how William Penn's influence affected not only Pennsylvania's history, but the United States as well.
William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) founded the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the British North American colony that became the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The democratic principles that he set forth in the Pennsylvania Frame of Government served as an inspiration for the United States Constitution. Ahead of his time, Penn also published a plan for a United States of Europe, "European Dyet, Parliament or Estates." Before moving to America, Penn owned ironworks in the Kent village of Hawkhurst.
- When he was made Proprietor of his colony, William Penn became the largest landowner in the world.
- In an effort to promote peaceful solutions to world conflicts He proposed a council that would be made up of delegates from all of the nations of Europe.
- Although being the son of the head of the British Navy he chose to devote his life to peace and pacifism.
- During his lifetime not a single treaty that he had made with the Native tribes were ever broken.
- His city of "Brotherly Love" (or Phil-Adelphia), was the first planned, and surveyed city in the western hemisphere.
Rob Carroll creates his first person characters by drawing on his two diverse, but in this case, complimentary backgrounds. Having first performed on stage at the age of 5, Rob brings over 35 years of experience as an actor and professional musician to his historic portrayals. Second would be his lifelong passion for and the study of American History.
Since 1995, Rob has worked as a historic tour guide in Philadelphia., Valley Forge, the Brandywine Valley, Washington's Crossing, Trenton, and Princeton.
In 2003 Rob joined the staff at Freedom's Foundation (Valley Forge, PA), as an instructor for their "Revolution in the Middle Atlantic States" graduate course. He has also become a familiar face in Philadelphia area schools with his "Bringing History to Life" programs.
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STANDARD
4A: Economic, political, and cultural interrelations among peoples of
Africa, Europe, and the
1. Define and compare four
major types of European activity and control in the
STANDARD 6A: The student understands major global trends from 1450 to 1770.
1. Explain major changes
in world political boundaries between 1450 and 1770 and assess the extent and
limitations of European political and military power in Africa, Asia, and the
8.2.6. GRADE 6:
A.
Identify and explain the political and cultural contributions of
individuals and groups to
· Inhabitants (e.g., Native Americans, Europeans, Africans)
· Military Leaders (e.g., Anthony Wayne, Oliver H. Perry, John Muhlenberg)
· Political Leaders (e.g., William Penn, Hannah Penn, Benjamin Franklin)
· Cultural and Commercial Leaders (e.g., Robert Morris, John Bartram, Albert Gallatin)
· Innovators and Reformers (e.g., Society of Friends, Richard Allen, Sybilla Masters)
C.
Identify and explain how continuity and change have influenced
· Belief Systems and Religions (e.g., Native Americans, Quakers)
· Commerce and Industry (e.g., iron production, sailing, fur trade)
· Innovations (e.g., steam boat, Conestoga Wagon)
·
Politics (e.g., The
Mason-Dixon Line,
· Settlement Patterns (e.g., native settlements, Westward expansion, development of towns)
· Social Organization (e.g., trade and development of cash economy, African Methodist Episcopal Church founded, schools in the colony)
· Transportation (e.g., trade routes, turnpikes, post roads)
· Women’s Movement (e.g., voting qualifications, role models)
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