Who was William Penn, and what were his motives for founding Pennysylvania?Add supporting details.

William Penn (1644-1718) is
best known for being the founder and namesake of the province, colony and
future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Although Penn was an advocate of democracy and
freedom of religion, his initial reasons for voyaging to America were primarily
financial. Penn was given a huge piece of American land by the future King James II in
1682, and Penn soon set sail for his new holdings in what is now Pennsylvania and
Delaware. Penn established New Castle as the capital of the colony and later founded
Philadelphia. A Quaker convert, he established a Quaker government, and Pennsylvania
became a haven for followers of that religion. This caused the primarily Dutch and
Swedish settlers in the southern counties to split off, eventually becoming the colony
of Delaware. Penn was one of the richest and most successful of the early colonist
leaders, and he was successful at maintaining good relations with the local Lenape
Indians.