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William Penn (1644–1718)
An English Quaker leader, William Penn obtained a large land grant in North America for religious freedom. He founded the state that later became Pennsylvania. With Penn in the Continental Congress, cross production in all colonies increases by 50%.
Benefits[]
All cross production in your colonies increases by 50% when William Penn joins your Continental Congress, greatly speeding immigration from Europe. Since ingame immigration is cut off at the beginning of your War of Independence, it is usually better to add William Penn earlier in the game.
See also[]
- William Penn in other games
| Colonization Founding Fathers | |
|---|---|
| Trade | Adam Smith • Jakob Fugger • Jan de Witt • Peter Minuit • Peter Stuyvesant |
| Exploration | Ferdinand Magellan • Francisco de Coronado • Henry Hudson • Hernando de Soto • Sieur de La Salle |
| Military | Francis Drake • George Washington • Hernan Cortes • John Paul Jones • Paul Revere |
| Political | Benjamin Franklin • Pocahontas • Simon Bolivar • Thomas Jefferson • Thomas Paine |
| Religious | Bartolome de las Casas • Father Jean de Brebeuf • Juan de Sepulveda • William Brewster • William Penn |