They were know for religious toleration and pacifism. They bought a small western portion of New Jersey and decided to make it a religious haven. They were also know to be anti-slavery later on.
strong leadership in the abolitionist movement
Insisting that they be permitted to worship and take part in civil life as equals of all other people.
belief in personal humility and pacifism
William Penn is most famously associated with being a member of The Religious Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. Before that he was a member of the Church of England (Anglican).
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The Religious Society of Friends (most often called Quakers.)
Members of the Society of Friends were also known as Quakers.
The proprietor of the colony that founded as a haven for Quakers was William Penn, who founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1677, which used to contain the western half of New Jersey.
The Quakers are properly known as the Religious Society of Friends, which is why they are also sometimes known simply as Friends.
The Quakers are people well known for their respect for human life.
Darlington F.C are known as 'The Quakers' referencing the town's railway history
In the 1700s the Quakers first formed. They are a Protestant people and are also known as the Religious Society of Friends. They were known as the Valiant Sixty in the 1700s and tried to convert others to their beliefs.
They were also known as Quakers
QuakerWilliam Penn was a Quaker. The Quakers are known today as the "Religious Society of Friends."
U Penn is known as the Quakers
The Quakers.
They were known as Quakers.
The University of Pennsylvania is known as the 'Quakers'.
William Penn is most famously associated with being a member of The Religious Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. Before that he was a member of the Church of England (Anglican).
No, the Quakers were known for being pretty tolerant of other religions.