William Penn's Peaceable Kingdom
A reproducible, document-based teaching unit
NOTE:
NH119 is the printed format
This title is also available for immediate download in digital format as NH119Ebook
Students explore the founding of Pennsylvania by examining a wide variety of documents, including Penn’s letter to the Delaware Chiefs, land deeds, theological writings, laws, paintings, and other sources. Students examine the conditions which fostered mutual respect, religious tolerance, and individual responsibility in the colony, and peaceable relations with the indigenous peoples.
Grades 5-8
Lessons
Lesson One: Inner Light
Lesson Two: The Holy Experiment
Lesson Three: Peaceable Kingdom
Lesson four: A Mixed Multitude