威廉‧賓在1644年，10月14日出生

賓夕弗尼亞州為何得名？它的發現者，1644年，10月14日於英國倫敦出生的宗教改革者，威廉‧賓，以此為名紀念他的父親。

由於他的貴格會信仰，在英格蘭受到宗教迫害，賓在1682年到了美洲，建立賓夕弗尼亞，在這個地方，人們得以享受宗教自由。這裡成為少數宗教支派者的天堂，來自德國、荷蘭、北歐及大不列顛的人來此定居。賓以向英王查爾斯二世取得過世父親土地為由，取得賓州土地所有權。


How did Pennsylvania get its name? Its founder, English reformer William Penn, born on October 14, 1644, in London, England, named it in honor of his father.

Persecuted in England for his Quaker faith, Penn came to America in 1682 and established Pennsylvania as a place where people could enjoy freedom of religion. The colony became a haven for minority religious sects from Germany, Holland, Scandinavia, and Great Britain. Penn obtained the land from King Charles II as payment for a debt owed to his deceased father.

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