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The Quakers were persecuted in England so their colony promoted religious tolerance.
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they believed in nonviolence and equality
Definitely in England and North America and I think some may have been persecuted in the Caribbean as well as possibly also other places.
Because King Charles II owed Penn's father money, Penn asked for a charter as payment. Being a Quaker, he saw the opportunity to aid those who were being persecuted in Britain. Like other groups, many Quakers would move to the New World to have religious freedom.
By most criteria, the Quakers were (and still are) considered a Protestant denomination. Perhaps you intended to ask, "Why were Quakers persecuted so violently by the Puritans?"
It was established as a refuge for European Quakers.
QuakerWilliam Penn was a Quaker. The Quakers are known today as the "Religious Society of Friends."
William Penn, the founder of the colony Pennsylvania, established it so that Quakers could have religious freedom from the Anglican church of England.
The Quakers were mistreated in England because of their religious beliefs.
Because of the fact that Philadelphia a part of the colonial Pennsylvania allowed religious freedom that attracted many Quakers and other people who were persecuted because of their religious beliefs.
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