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Each group was seeking a way to practice their own religion. The Pilgrims were 60 people from the same English village and planned to settle near Jamestown, but were blown off course. They wanted to leave England because they thought the Church of England had too much ritual and decorations,The Quakers were organized by William Penn who had gotten an land grant from the king to pay off a debt the king owed his father. Several times Penn had been arrested for his Quaker beliefs and was jailed. He had to leave England. Both groups were very much alike in the fact they wanted to practice in their own ways.
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People who settled in the middle colonies represented?
they represented pilgrims and puritans
William Penn founded Pennsylvania partially as a haven for what group?
the pilgrims
Were Quakers wealthy land owners who lived in the southern colonies?
Yes, Quakers were wealthy land owners who live in the southern colonies.
What religion was in the middle colonies?
The Middle Colonies were primarily Anglicans and Quakers.
What colonies were founded by Quakers?
I know Pennsylvania for one.
People who settled in the middle colonies represented?
they represented pilgrims and puritans
Which people arrive first pilgrims or Quakers?
Pilgrims
What was pilgrims puritans and quakers experience during colonial settlements?
The pilgrims, puritans, and quakers' experience during colonial settlements were not good.
What is another name for seperatist puritans?
I believe its "Quakers"
Which colonies had Quakers and mennonites?
The middle colonies
Who are two groups that moved to Pennsylvania?
the Quakers and pilgrims
What religious groups settled in southern colonies?
the quakers and the puritans moved from Canada to the southern colonies in 1907-1909. The move was called the far east movement. Many settlers who found they did not like the New England religious beliefs moved southward to escape their practices.
William Penn founded Pennsylvania partially as a haven for what group?
the pilgrims
Which colonies did the Quakers settled?
Pennsylvania
Were Quakers wealthy land owners who lived in the southern colonies?
Yes, Quakers were wealthy land owners who live in the southern colonies.
Why did Quakers come to settle in the American colonies?
they came because they wanted freedom. and they settled in massachusetts.
What was the colony for the prosecuted?
Many colonies were founded as places to exile criminals to, and were called penal colonies. For example, Sydney in New South Wales, Australia, was a penal colony. If you are referring to colonies for the persecuted, there were also many examples. Two would include Plymouth, Massachusetts for the Pilgrims, and Pennsylvania for the Quakers.
