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

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Emery Kerr

16 January, 03:53

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

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Kolby Durham · Answer 1

The correct answer is C. William Penn came in possession of land in the New World because the king owed his father money.

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The Province of Pennsylvania was an English possession in North America, created by William Penn on March 4, 1681 at the request of King Charles II of England, who granted Penn the land as a payment for the debts that the Crown held with his father. The settlement was then controlled by the Penn family until the American Revolution, when the US state of Pennsylvania was formed.