He gave them a large share in the government of the province and he allowed no religious persecution.

He also insisted on fair and honest dealing with the Indians.
[Sidenote: Mason and Dixon's line.] [Sidenote: Its importance in history.] 80.

Mason and Dixon's Line .-- In the seventeenth century the geography of America was very little understood in Europe--and the persons who drew up colonial charters understood it least of all.
Charter lines frequently overlapped and were often very indistinct.

This was particularly true of the Maryland and Pennsylvania boundaries.

Penn and Baltimore tried to come to an agreement; but they never could agree.
Years afterward, when they were both dead, their heirs agreed to have a line drawn without much regard to the charters.