Pennsylvania William Penn and The Lenni Lenape Native

Pennsylvania William Penn and The Lenni Lenape Native Americans Fourth Grade Webquest Click here to begin your webquest!

Introduction Welcome to your Webquest! It is the late 1600’s. You are an unhappy English settler suffering from religious persecution. You hear that William Penn’s colony promises equal rights and religious choice. You leave England in search of equality and religious freedom. Essential Question: Why did William Penn build the colony of Pennsylvania? OR You are a Lenni Lenape Native American who meets William Penn. You admire Penn for his fairness. You give Penn and his settlers information about how to survive in the new world. Essential Question: Why were the Lenni Lenape Native Americans important to William Penn and the development of his colony? Continue on to the Task Page to learn more. Home Title Introduction Task Process Extension Conclusion

“Knowledge is the treasure of a wise man. ” – William Penn Home Title Introduction Task Process Extension Conclusion

The Task TASK: Become an expert on William Penn or the Lenni Lenape Native Americans. View the video “The Vision of William Penn”. Visit the PROCESS page to find links about your Pennsylvania topic. Use your Highlighter page to choose important information. Write about what you learned on the Five W’s Chart. Demonstrate your knowledge on the Fill-in-the-Blank worksheet. Visit the extension page to learn more about your Pennsylvania topic. GROUP ACTIVITY : Create a Lenni Lenape “Totem Tales” totem pole OR Create a William Penn “Hall of History”. You will find internet resources to begin your search in the PROCESS section. Home Title Introduction Task Process Extension Conclusion

The Process WEBSITES William Penn’s Early Life Early Pennsylvania Lenni Lenape Life 1 Lenape Life 2 Home Title Introduction Task Process Extension Conclusion

Extension Click on the picture of the Walking Purchase Save your research sheet to your student folder. for your extension activity research sheet. William Penn Religious Beliefs, Persecutions and Founding of Pennsylvania Early Days in Penn’s Woods Penn’s Life in America Native American Relations Penn Plans a City Lenni Lenape Native Americans William Penn and Lenape Chief Tammany The Walking Purchase Native American Relations William Penn and the Lenni Lenape William Penn Visits the Native Americans Penn and the Native Americans The Walking Purchase (II) Home Title Introduction Task Process Extension Conclusion Source: http: //www. quaker. org/wmpenn. html

Conclusion Congratulations! Webquest complete! As a webquest researcher, do you realize that without the Lenni Lenape, Penn and the early settlers would not have survived. Pennsylvania became the model colony. William Penn set an important example for liberty Penn’s vision of his “Holy Experiment” showed how a free society would actually work. Penn proved that people could make laws on their own. He showed how people could learn to tolerate one another peacefully. William Penn believed in the power of free people. You may now work on your group project : Create a Lenni Lenape “Totem Tales” totem pole OR Create a William Penn “Hall of History”. Home Title Introduction Task Process Extension Conclusion Source: http: //www. quaker. org/wmpenn. html