Who is William Penn from Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America and what is their importance?

William Penn was one of the most influential individuals in the English colony of Pennsylvania. He governed the region at its inception. He was able to transform Pennsylvania into a predominantly Quaker territory, for a people who had been driven out of another region for for their non-conformist religion. He succeeded in developing and implementing political policies that encouraged immigration. However much the native tribal people hated it, this was advantageous to those dwelling in "Penn's woods."