Question

How did William Penn come in possession of land in the New World? A. The king owed his father money. B. He inherited it from his father. C. He bought it from the Virginia Company. D. He explored it and claimed it for himself.

Answer 1

Answer is A.The king owed his father money.

King Charles II owed William Penn’s father a large amount of

money. Penn accepted a large tract of land in the New World as

part of the settlement.

Answer 2

Answer:

A. The king owed his father money.

Explanation:

• In 1681 William Penn was granted the charter for the land between New York and Maryland.
• King Charles was in debt of Penn's father who was an admiral.
• William Penn was given the huge piece of a land grant as payment of the debts owed by the king to his father
• William Penn was a Quaker and he gave the people two most important Rights:
• Right to elect officials
• Right to Religion