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Beginning in 1681, the Quaker experience in North America took an amazing turn. In what has been termed a "holy experiment" in statecraft, William Penn (1644-1718), a young English convert to the Society of Friends, established a colony based on Quaker ideals. In payment for a debt owed Penn's father, the English Crown granted Penn a large tract of land in North America. Penn returned to England and advertised the new colony to encourage people to move there. He wrote of fine lands and forests, a noble river, wild animals, and furs. The new government, he promised, would promote religious tolerance and peaceful coexistence. All were welcome-tradesmen, men without means, and idealists eager to contribute to good government.
Hope of relief from the social and political ills of Europe drew Quakers from England and Northern Ireland. Mennonites and kindred groups came from the Rhine country in Europe. The first settlers were overwhelmingly Quaker, and Penn testified to the colony's auspicious start.
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What was the first permanent US settlement in Ohio?
Marietta
Where was the first permanent us settlement?
saint Augustine, Florida
Who first founded a settlement in the present day US?
The first European settlement in what is now the United States was founded by the Spanish in St. Augustine, Florida in 1565.
When was the first US settlement founded?
On May 14, 1607, a small company of J&Rsettlers landed at a point on the James River J&Rin Virginia and established the settlement of J&RJamestown. It was the first permanent J&REnglish settlement in the New World.
What was the name of the very first settlement of the US before Jamestown?
St. Augastine in Florida by the spanish
Where was the first premenent settlement in the US?
The first permanent settlement in the US was in the year 1607 (Jamestown, Virginia.)
Where was the first European settlement in the US?
the first permanent european settlement in the present-day us is Alaska
Where was the first permanent European settlement in the US?
the first permanent european settlement in the present-day us is Alaska
Where was the first permanent settlemeant in the US?
the first settlement in the US was in jamestown
What was the first English settlement?
Jamestown was the first English settlement. <><><> The FIRST English settlement in what is now the US was Roanoke Island, NC. However, all colonists there disappeared. Jamestown was the first PERMANENT English colony is the US.
What is the First french settlement in US?
La Louisiane
Where was the first permant settlement in the US?
Jamestown , Virgina
How was Virginia admitted into the US?
the first settlement was inVirginia
What was the first permanent US settlement in Ohio?
Marietta
The French were the first of the Europeans to find a permanent settlement in the US True False?
False. The Spanish had the first settlement. It is Saint Augustine.
What was the first Permanent European settlement in the US?
St. Augustine
When was the first permanent settlement in the us?
St. Agustine, Florida:P
