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He welcomed Catholics and Quakers among others. Because the Colony was established as a refuge for European Quakers. Pennsylvania was a favorable place to settle: climate, land, port and government. Philadelphia was at the time the best developed city in the continent.
Because the Colony was established as a refuge for European Quakers.
You see, William Penn was a friend of king Charles the second and the king did not want to kill William Penn for being a quaker. So he basicly gave him a grant to find land so he would escape persicution. Then have a place for religious freedom.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agobecause they didnt have religious freedom in any other colony or in England
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Why did the Quakers settle Pennsylvania?
For religious freedom.
Who were the religious people in Pennsylvania in the colonial settlement?
QuakerWilliam Penn was a Quaker. The Quakers are known today as the "Religious Society of Friends."
What was the colony founded by the Quakers?
William Penn founded Pennsylvania and the city of Philadelphia.
Had the Quakers settled in Pennsylvania before the awakening began?
Yes they did
Was Pennsylvania against slavery or pro slavery?
Not slave. Pennsylvania was begun by Quaker William Penn and the Quakers were against slavery. Penn understood discrimination since he had experienced it in England as a Quaker. He got the land grant from the king after his father died and the king gave him the grant to settle a debt he had with the father.
Did the Quakers settle in Pennsylvania?
the Quakers settled in the 17th century.
What types of groups of people settle in Pennsylvania?
The Quakers, Pennsylvania Dutch, and Scotch-Irish were the first to settle Pennsylvania.
Why did the Quakers settle Pennsylvania?
For religious freedom.
Which colony was first settle by Quakers?
Pennsylvania
In which colony did the Quakers settle?
Quakers first major colony was Pennsylvania, Quakers did settle in this place but not too long. Next colonies were West Jersey and North Carolina they settle for some time in North Carolina but a war arises between French and Quakers and the Quakers lost that battle.
What year did the Quakers settle in Pennsylvania?
in the 17th century
What colony did the Quakers settle in?
im pretty sure its pennsylvania
What was the religious group that settled Philadelphia?
The Quakers helped settle Pennsylvania.
What colony was founded as a safe place to settle for a religious group known as Quakers?
Pennsylvania
What colony was settle by Quakers?
Pennsylvania I think. I am not 100%positive but I am pretty sure.
What are some reasonsto settle in colonial Pennsylvania?
It was established as a refuge for European Quakers.
Where did the Quakers settle?
Quakers settled in the US in many parts of the original 13 American colonies. In some areas they were more welcome than others. Noteworthy among those welcoming Quakers were New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island and well as the Island of Nantucket in the Massachusetts Bay colony (they were banned from mainland Boston at one time.)
