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The Charter to William Penn- March 4, 1681

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The Charter to William Penn- March 4, 1681

Grade Levels

10th Grade, 11th Grade, 12th Grade, 4th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th Grade

Course, Subject

Civics and Government, History
Related Academic Standards
5.1.9.C 5.1.9.C

Analyze the principles and ideals that shape United States government.

  • Liberty / Freedom
  • Democracy
  • Justice
  • Equality
5.1.9.D 5.1.9.D

Compare and contrast the basic principles and ideals found in significant documents:

  • Declaration of Independence
  • United States Constitution
  • Bill of Rights
  • Pennsylvania Constitution
5.1.9.E 5.1.9.E
Demonstrate an understanding of how the PA Constitution and the US Constitution co-exist.
5.1.12.C 5.1.12.C

Evaluate the application of the principles and ideals in contemporary civic life.

  • Liberty / Freedom
  • Democracy
  • Justice
  • Equality
5.1.12.D 5.1.12.D

Evaluate state and federal powers based on significant documents and other critical sources.

  • Declaration of Independence
  • United States Constitution
  • Bill of Rights 
  • Pennsylvania Constitution
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  • Big Ideas
    The history of the Commonwealth continues to influence Pennsylvanians today, and has impacted the United States and the rest of the world.
  • Concepts
    Biography is a historical construct used to reveal positive and/or negative influences an individual can have on Pennsylvania’s society.
    State and local history can offer an individual judicious understanding about one’s self in the dimensions of time and space.
    State and local history can offer an individual, discerning judgment in public and personal life, supply examples for living, and thinking about one’s self in the dimensions of time and space.
    Textual evidence, material artifacts, the built environment, and historic sites are central to understanding the history of Pennsylvania.
  • Competencies
    Analyze a primary source for accuracy and bias and connect it to a time and place in Pennsylvania.
    Analyze how a variety of news organizations report the same event, mindful of accuracy.
    Synthesize a rationale for the study of individuals in Pennsylvania history.

Rationale

The Charter to William Penn is a starting point in discussing the following topics in the new world:  religious toleration, the evolution of government and law in Pennsylvania, ethnic and cultural diversity, individual liberties, representative government, first amendment rights, and colonial governments.

Description

The Charter to William Penn marks the formal legal beginning of the colony and eventually the state of Pennsylvania.  It enabled William Penn to conduct his Holy Experiment of religious toleration and create one of the first modern attempts at democracy in the new world.  The Charter is a land grant from King Charles II of England describing the geographic parameters of the new colony and giving Penn permission to govern the colony as he saw fit.

Content Provider

This document has been provided courtesy of the Pennsylvania State Archives, an agency of the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission.

Resource

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To access the document through the PHMC website, please visit:  http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=8642&PageID=608722&mode=2&contentid=http://pubcontent.state.pa.us/publishedcontent/publish/cop_environment/phmc/communities/extranet/history/ourdocumentaryheritage/1681___1776/pennsylvania_charter.html.

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