Penn was given a land grant in the New World by king Charles II in 1681 to pay off a debt to Penn´s family. He had been jailed for his Quaker beliefs. He traveled to North America and founded Pennsylvania, which was supposed to be a shelter of religious freedom and tolerant practices.
They refused to pay tax. The tax collectors were threatened or made to quit their jobs. Colonists burned the stamped paper in the streets. They also boycotted the British products and merchants.
