Complex sentence: While this protected Penn's private lands and manors, the Pennsylvania Assembly passed the Divestment Act of 1779, confiscating about of unsold lands held by the proprietorship, and abolishing the practice of paying quitrents for new purchases.
Split into simpler sentences: While this protected Penn's private lands and manors, the Pennsylvania Assembly passed the Divestment Act of 1779. This confiscated about of unsold lands held by the proprietorship, and abolished the practice of paying quitrents for new purchases.