Acolony started by means of a land grant issued to pay a debt owed by the king to the penn family and a place where all religious faiths would be welcome.

The colony that was granted to the Penn family was Pennsylvania. William Penn was the founder of the Pennsylvania colony and he advocated for freedom of religion and democracy. In 1681 King Charles II gave a large piece of land to the Penn family in order to pay debts. William Penn was a fervent supporter of the colonies unification and his writings “Pennsylvania Frame of Government” set the basis for the United States Constitution.