The Society of Friends was founded in north-west England by George Fox, who originally used the name, 'Children of Light'. The denomination later became known as the Quakers, because at their meetings they sometimes shook with emotion. They were only granted freedom of worship in 1813, by which time many had migrated to America.
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Quakers founded Pennsylvania and were quite active in New Jersey.
Plymouth was founded by the Puritans in 1620. The Quakers began taking form as a religious society in about 1640.
Quakers founded Pennsylvania and were quite active in New Jersey.
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William Penn
Pennsylvania was founded as a state of religious freedom by the Quakers. William Penn, who founded the colony on March 4, 1681, was the leader of this movement.