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The origin of the name "Quaker" is disputed. In 1650, a prominent Friend, George Fox, was brought before Justice Bennet of Derby on a charge of blasphemy. According to Fox's Journal, Bennet "called us Quakers because we bid them tremble at the word of God",[1] a scriptural reference (e.g., Book of Isaiah 66:2, Ezra 9:4). Therefore, what began apparently as a way to make fun of Fox's admonition by those outside the Society of Friends became a nickname that today even some Friends use for

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Quakers were originally from England and spread to the Netherlands before colonists from those countries sought religious freedom in the New World.

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During the time when America was being colonized William Penn started the Quakers. It started around 1600-1700

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