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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

William Penn's Peaceable Kingdom

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain the methods Penn used to attract settlers to his colony. They compare and contrast Penn's account with Daniel Pastorius' account. Students evaluate the effectiveness of Penn's ability to attract settlers to the colony....
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PPT
Curated OER

The Restoration Colonies

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Explore the earliest American cities in this presentation, which details the demographics, geography, and characteristics of New York, Pennsylvania, and the Carolinas, among others. These slides help to fill in the gap between the...
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Utopian Promise

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Scholars learn all about the Puritans in the third installment of a 16-part lesson series. After watching a video, they read and discuss biographies of Puritans and Quakers from American history, write journal entries and poetry, and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Colonization And The Quarkers

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore the colonization of Pennsylvania and the Quaker religion. They share how they believe Quakers treated the Native Americans. Students take notes and listen to a lass lecture. Afterward, they write at least two...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Religious Tolerance in Pennsylvania

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze Quakers including their beliefs.  In this religious tolerance lesson students predict the future effects of the colonies. 
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Lesson Plan
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media

Slaves and Indentured Servants

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In theory, at least, indentured servitude and slavery were two different practices in the American colonies. Class groups conduct a close reading of two primary source documents, one written by a slave and one by an indentured servant,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Case Study: Slavery and Anti-Slavery in Philadelphia, PA, (17th-19th Centuries)

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders work in teams of three. Each team visits a workstation to interpret, analyze, and apply information from documents for their final project. The final project is an exhibit at Independence National Historic Park
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Interactive
Curated OER

Early Discovery & Settlement (5)

For Students 8th - 12th
In this online interactive American history instructional activity, students respond to 21 matching questions regarding colonial America. Students may check their answers immediately.
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Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: American Passages: Utopian Promise: William Penn

For Students 9th - 10th
Quaker and son of the founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn's utopian dreams for America were compiled into a large collection highlighting his views of American ideals of politics. Click on "William Penn Activities" for related resources.
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Activity
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: William Penn

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Library of Congress presents this brief biography of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. Provides photographs of his home and church, as well as a portrait of this famous Quaker.
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Website
Digital History

Digital History: The Middle Colonies: William Penn's Holy Commonwealth

For Students Pre-K - 1st
The Quakers were persecuted in England and in many English colonies. Read about William Penn's establishment of the colony of Pennsylvania where Quakers and others could live with religious liberty.
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Article
Other

Religious Society of Friends: Willliam Penn: First Great Champion for Liberty

For Students 9th - 10th
Abridged biography of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania responsible for establishing the notion of freedom of conscience in America.
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Article
Other

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission: William Penn

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents a biographical essay about William Penn that highlights his role in the establishment of Pennsylvania.
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Handout
Siteseen

Siteseen: Land of the Brave: William Penn

For Students 9th - 10th
Overview and biographical facts on the life of William Penn, the Quaker leader of the Pennsylvania Colony.
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Website
Other

State Museum of Pennsylvania: The William Penn Treaty Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
An online exhibit featuring a collection of historical articles and pictorial images from the founding of Pennsylvania.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Middle Colonies: Quakers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

For Students 5th - 8th
A good look at the philosophy of the Quakers who colonized William Penn's religious refuge in the colony of Pennsylvania. Read about Penn's liberal views about government, religious freedom, and relations with Native Americans.
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Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Pennsylvania Colony: The Holy Experiment [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders learn about the people who founded the Pennsylvania colony and the role that religion played in shaping it. Includes background information for the teacher. Students explore primary resource readings on the...
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Handout
State Library of North Carolina

N Cpedia: Quakers

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the history of the Quakers, also called the Religious Society of Friends, who are the oldest organized Christian church in North Carolina.
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Article
Other

Pennsylvania General Assembly: The Quaker Province: 1681 1776

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource presents an essay that describes the founding of Pennsylvania as a refuge for Quakers.
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Pennsylvania

For Students 3rd - 5th
Can you name the "two major cities" that dominate the state of Pennsylvania? At this site from the Library of Congress you can learn about how William Penn named this state and find answers to many other questions, as this site takes a...
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Handout
Other

Personal Site: Biography of Anthony Benezet

For Students 9th - 10th
A short but good biography of the famous Quaker abolitionist who established a school for slaves in Philadelphia in 1770. He wrote a pamphlet in 1772 which led to the establishment of the anti-slave trade movement in England.
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Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: American Indians and English Settlers in Colonial America

For Teachers 5th
In this lesson, 5th graders examine the relations between Indians and the settlers in the 1600s and 1700s. Background information for teachers is included. Students will work in groups to look at three different colonies and read primary...
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Middle Colonies: City of Brotherly Love Philadelphia

For Students 5th - 8th
Philadelphia was the colony of Pennsylvania forsome time. Read about what William Penn's vision was for the city and why the city became so important.
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Handout
University of Groningen

American History: Outlines: The Middle Colonies

For Students 9th - 10th
Society in the middle colonies was far more varied, cosmopolitan and tolerant than in New England. In many ways, Pennsylvania and Delaware owed their initial success to William Penn.