The First Frame of Government: Penn’s Democratic Experiment
Posted by Richard Saylor on Jul 25, 2023 in | Comments Off on The First Frame of Government: Penn’s Democratic Experiment The First Frame of Government was William Penn’s charter to the colonists of Pennsylvania, issued in England on April 25, 1682, and bearing Penn’s personal seal and signature. As a Quaker, Penn intended to establish religious toleration and political freedom in the colony that had been granted to him in 1681 by England’s King Charles II. The document has been considered an original and...read more